At the heart of Chekhov's The Seagull are the timeless dramatic triangles of love, hate and jealousy - of son, mother and lover. Williams takes this great play of human emotion, of the impossibility of people ever understanding each other, and makes it truly accessible for a modern audience. Buried conflicts are brought to the surface in a vigorous theatrical story, injected with visual magic and deliberate comedy. Here Trigorin's story comes to the fore: and in Mme Arkadina we have a classic Williams' damaged older woman - below the comedy we feel her desperation as she must finally face her part in her son's tragedy. Anton Chekhov changed the face of European theatre. Half a century later, Tennessee Williams did the same for theatre in America. This combination of two such immense talents is unmissable.T886303766Presented byMountview. Director Rebecca Frecknall. Performer Romayne Andrews (Constantine). Performer Stephanie Brooks (Polina). Performer Elliot Brown (Dorn). Performer Kate Cooper (Arkadina). Performer Edward Firth (Shamrayev). Performer Roanna Lewis (Nina). Performer Matthew Marrs (Yakov). Performer Mark Matthews (Medvedenko). Performer Owen McCavana (Sorin). Performer Mollie Mohala (Masha). Performer Hugh Roberts (Trigorin). | |
| 3 Jun 14 to 14 Jun 14 | The Cockpit, Inner London :: V182 listing details L01996458359 |
T01815630089Producer The Steam Industry. Producer Neil McPherson (for the Finborough Theatre). Director Phil Willmott. Design Kim Alwyn. Design Aimee Sajjan-Servaes. Lighting Peter Bragg. Costume Penn O'Gara. Performer Stephen Billington. Performer Morgan James. Performer Carolyn Backhouse. Performer Richard Franklin. Performer Andrea Hall. Performer Rob Heaps. Performer Samara Maclaren. Performer Daniel Norford. Performer Elizabeth Uter. | |
| 30 Mar 10 to 24 Apr 10 | Finborough, Inner London :: V199 listing details L01365554546 |
T01080487750English PremiereCompany Northcott Theatre Company. Director Ben Crocker. Design Kit Surrey. Lighting Matthew Eagland. Performer Mary Tamm (Arkadina). Performer James Wallace (Trigorin). Performer Riann Steele (Nina). Performer Daisy Douglas (Masha). Performer David Peart (Sorin). Performer Philip Cumbus (Constantin). Performer Charlie Walker Wise (Medvedenko). Performer Vincent Brimble (Dorn). | |
| 15 Feb 08 to 1 Mar 08 | Northcott Theatre, Exeter :: V886 listing details L01906148692 |
