If you thought your family reunions were tough, spare a thought for Vanya, whose life is turned upside down by the appearance of his late sister's husband and his glamorous new wife. Interrupting his daily schedule of bemoaning provincial ennui with his friend Astrov, he not only has to deal with his pompous dear brother-in-law (and landlord) and his money-making schemes (notably selling the Estate Vanya has managed for him) but with mounting feelings for the beguiling woman who has taken his sister's place...

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that an off-West End production with rave reviews must be in want of a West End run... and thus The Watsons wish is granted! After thrilling audiences and critics alike at the Menier Chocolate Factory Laura Wade's stunning stage adaptation of Jane Austen's famously unfinished novel heads to the Harold Pinter in May!