Andrew Scott interview: Vanya (The Financial Times)

The actor and playwright discuss their one-man version, which restores the Russian’s funny, sexy and deeply humane spirit

“I think one of the great ironies is that sometimes when you say ‘Chekhov’, people say, ‘Oh my God, is it very serious?’” says Scott. “But it’s the opposite: it’s completely human and wonderful and light as the air. And radical. He broke the form. Characters talk to the audience; they forget what they’re saying. So how do you catch that radical spirit?”