Ivanov

Ivanov confronts us with the thwarted destiny of a cultured and sensitive man, profoundly exhausted by life: a ruined landowner whose wife falls seriously ill.

Mired in an existence stifled by gossip, hypocrisy, and prejudice, the clear-sighted Ivanov falls in love with Sasha, the daughter of an acquaintance.

Torn between his wife's imminent death and the exhilaration of a burgeoning love, his inability to act and his disillusionment lead him to a dead end.

Jean-François Sivadier tackles Anton Chekhov's Ivanov, a great classic of Russian theatre, with all the rigour and freedom of tone that characterise him.

A proponent of ensemble theatre, he brings together a dozen actors on stage – including his loyal collaborators, notably Nicolas Bouchaud and Norah Krief. With humour and darkness, he reveals the subtleties of Chekhov's play, at the crossroads of drama and comedy.

Oscillating between melancholy and a search for meaning, the play explores human dilemmas and intimate wounds. Around Nicolas Bouchaud, an exceptional cast delves into the paradoxes of characters more preoccupied with dreaming of themselves than with fulfilling themselves.

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