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The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
Directed by Dave Hollander
Performances: Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st August 2010, Prompt Corner
Konstantin, a young playwright, has aspirations to create an exciting new type of drama, yet his efforts are constantly mocked by his overbearing mother, Mme Arkadina, a grande dame of the theatre. He mounts a disastrous production of his play, starring Nina, whose talents are immediately spotted by Arkadina. Clearly she believes the young ingénue has star potential. When Nina looks to Trigorin, an experienced older writer, to help further her dramatic career, Konstantin's attempts to impress her become ever more desperate: his fate as the archetypal tortured writer seems sealed.
The Seagull is the first of Chekhov's major plays - and his first success with the Moscow Art Theatre under Stanislavsky's direction. Despite the Russian dramatist's reputation for heavy-going drama, the play sparkles with satirical humour as it asks questions about the nature of theatre and family ties. Christopher Hampton's simple, flowing translation of The Seagull was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre in 2007.
Cast
Irina Arkadina - Louisa Evans
Konstantin Treplev - Luke Murphy
Pyotr Sorin - Peter Medd
Nina - Rebecca Wilk
Shamrayev - John Lyne
Polina Andreyevna - Carole Coyne
Masha - Megan Collins
Trigorin - Sam Trueman
Dorn - Christopher Poke
Medvedenko - Adam Crook
For more details, please contact Dave Hollander, Director
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