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At a country estate, bored Natalya falls in love with her son's young tutor, Aleksei, while her ward Vera also loves him. Natalya tries to remove Vera as a rival by arranging her marriage to a wealthy neighbor, but the household's entangled affections and misunderstandings drive Aleksei and family friend Rakitin away, returning Natalya to boredom.
At a Russian country house in 1850, Natalia falls for Belaiev, her son's young tutor. A series of relationships and pas de deux lead to Belaiev's departure after the household discovers their embraces. Natalia despairs, but Belaiev returns unseen to leave her the rose she gave him.
Darya Ivanovna, the wife of a poor provincial official, wants to escape her provincial town for life in the capital. She schemes to draw Count Lubin, newly arrived from St Petersburg, into a love affair so he will help advance her husband's career and secure the family's move; the count accepts her promises.
Old sorcerer Krakamiche lives with his daughter Stella in a forest troubled by elves. The Queen of the Elves helps Prince Lelio approach Stella; after tricks and a failed spell, Krakamiche consents to their marriage and agrees to leave the forest.
In mid-nineteenth-century Russia, anarchic medical student Bazarov visits his friend Arkady’s family estate. His contempt for the family’s complacency conflicts with his own emotions, and his actions have tragic consequences.
At a Russian country estate, impoverished former household jester Kuzovkin fears that the returning heiress and her husband will evict him. A wealthy neighbor goads him into a drunken revelation that disrupts the household and forces its members to face the consequences.
At a country manor, the return of Olga Petrovna and her husband should delight Kuzovkin, the penniless gentleman resident, but his friend Ivanov fears trouble. A wealthy neighbor who enjoys humiliating his social inferiors turns a celebratory lunch into a drunken confrontation that exposes a family secret, leaving Kuzovkin with renewed security but damaged honor.
In a forest, the once-powerful sorcerer Krakamiche lives in a hut with his daughter Stella as the elves torment him. The Queen of the Elves gives Prince Lelio a flower to approach Stella unseen, but Krakamiche discovers him and attempts a spell that produces a goat instead of a monster. He finally consents to their marriage and agrees to leave the forest.
In 1859 Russia, Arkady returns with the nihilist Bazarov to his father's failing estate, where emancipated serfs remain dependent on the land and the father's relationship with a servant unsettles the household. Bazarov tries to provoke social change, while ideological and romantic conflicts test his revolutionary certainty.
Patrick Marber's stage version of Turgenev's comedy about unrequited love and jealousy among members of a Russian country household.
At a country estate, bored Natalya falls in love with her son's young tutor, Aleksei, while her ward Vera also loves him. Natalya tries to remove Vera as a rival by arranging her marriage to a wealthy neighbor, but the household's entangled affections and misunderstandings drive Aleksei and family friend Rakitin away, returning Natalya to boredom.
At a Russian country house in 1850, Natalia falls for Belaiev, her son's young tutor. A series of relationships and pas de deux lead to Belaiev's departure after the household discovers their embraces. Natalia despairs, but Belaiev returns unseen to leave her the rose she gave him.
Darya Ivanovna, the wife of a poor provincial official, wants to escape her provincial town for life in the capital. She schemes to draw Count Lubin, newly arrived from St Petersburg, into a love affair so he will help advance her husband's career and secure the family's move; the count accepts her promises.
Old sorcerer Krakamiche lives with his daughter Stella in a forest troubled by elves. The Queen of the Elves helps Prince Lelio approach Stella; after tricks and a failed spell, Krakamiche consents to their marriage and agrees to leave the forest.
In mid-nineteenth-century Russia, anarchic medical student Bazarov visits his friend Arkady’s family estate. His contempt for the family’s complacency conflicts with his own emotions, and his actions have tragic consequences.
At a Russian country estate, impoverished former household jester Kuzovkin fears that the returning heiress and her husband will evict him. A wealthy neighbor goads him into a drunken revelation that disrupts the household and forces its members to face the consequences.
At a country manor, the return of Olga Petrovna and her husband should delight Kuzovkin, the penniless gentleman resident, but his friend Ivanov fears trouble. A wealthy neighbor who enjoys humiliating his social inferiors turns a celebratory lunch into a drunken confrontation that exposes a family secret, leaving Kuzovkin with renewed security but damaged honor.
In a forest, the once-powerful sorcerer Krakamiche lives in a hut with his daughter Stella as the elves torment him. The Queen of the Elves gives Prince Lelio a flower to approach Stella unseen, but Krakamiche discovers him and attempts a spell that produces a goat instead of a monster. He finally consents to their marriage and agrees to leave the forest.
In 1859 Russia, Arkady returns with the nihilist Bazarov to his father's failing estate, where emancipated serfs remain dependent on the land and the father's relationship with a servant unsettles the household. Bazarov tries to provoke social change, while ideological and romantic conflicts test his revolutionary certainty.
Patrick Marber's stage version of Turgenev's comedy about unrequited love and jealousy among members of a Russian country household.