The Seagull

Play :: show/work:S4870, production/tour:T01159882732

Archive Listings

21 Nov 07 to 12 Jan 08	The Seagull Play :: listing:L1377442102, production:T01159882732, show:S4870, venue: V401	New London Theatre West End Greater London
3 Jul 07 to 7 Jul 07	The Seagull Play :: listing:L437029693, production:T01159882732, show:S4870, venue: V570	Theatre Royal Newcastle upon Tyne Tyne and Wear
17 Apr 07 to 23 Jun 07	The Seagull Play :: listing:L520855359, production:T01159882732, show:S4870, venue: V643776775	Courtyard Theatre Stratford-Upon-Avon Warwickshire

Details

Written in 1896 this is a comic play of aspiration and failure. Nina aspires to be an actress, Kostya a writer. Madame Arkadina and Trigorin are already these things. Can the young people's dreams come true or will they sour when confronted with the adult world?
Performers Ian McKellen (Sorin - some dates), William Gaunt (Sorin - some dates), Frances Barber (Arkadina), Monica Dolan (Masha), Richard Goulding (Konstantin), Romola Garai (Nina), Ben Addis, Adam Booth, Russell Byrne, Julian Harries, John Heffernan, Peter Hinton, Jonathan Hyde, Seymour Matthews, Ben Meyjes, David Weston, Guy Williams, Philip Winchester, Zoe Boyle, Naomi Capron, Melanie Jessop, Gerald Kyd. Author Anton Chekhov. Company Royal Shakespeare Company. Director Trevor Nunn. Design Christopher Oram. Lighting Neil Austin. Sound Ferus O'Hare. Music Steven Edis. Director Malcolm Ranson (fights).