Konstantin is desperate to prove his talent as a writer, while his mother, Irina, fights to keep her fading acting career alive. When a performance of his new play reunites them, old wounds resurface, forcing them to confront past traumas and new aspirations. Dipo Baruwa-Etti and Taio Lawson reinvent Chekhov’s classic with a fresh, contemporary Black British perspective, blending humor and drama in a bold reimagining for a new generation.