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The Seagull archiveWritten in 1896 this is a comic play of aspiration and failure. On a summer's day in a makeshift theatre by a lake, a bold new play is to be performed. It is the work of a young, would-be playwright, Konstantin, who is searching for a new, more authentic dramatic form. The play stars his beautiful muse and neighbour, Nina. The assembled family audience includes his actress mother, Arkadina, who has just arrived from Moscow with the famous novelist, Trigorin. What happens during, and in the days immediately after, this play's first performance will change not just the course of the summer, but the lives of everyone involved, for ever after. This masterly meditation on love and art is both comic and tragic, and marks the birth of the modern stage.

Cast/Performers

Christine Absalom, Ignatius Anthony, Peter Dineen, Colm Gormley, Geoff Leesley, Elizabeth Nestor, David Nicolle, Katy Stephens

Creatives/Company

Author: Anton Chekhov
Producer: Mercury Theatre Company
Adapted by: Mike Poulton
Director: David Hunt
Design: Sara Perks
Lighting: Oliver Fenwick
Music: Ansuman Biswas

The Seagull

The Seagull (Play) production archive for QTIX code T0788775587. Details of all The Seagull archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S4870

Archive Listings

2 Jun 05
  to
18 Jun 05
Mercury Theatre
Colchester, Essex
Performance Details => Venue archive

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CORONAVIRUS: All UK venues closed on 16th March 2020, restrictions were lifted on 19th July 2021. Please note that iUKTDb archive listings between March 2020 and July 2021 may not be accurate as we did not receive details of all rescheduled and cancelled shows.

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