Details
Written 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
Penelope Wilton (Arkadina),
Mark Hadfield (Medvedenko),
Richard Johnson (Dorn),
John Light (Konstantin),
Richard Pasco (Sorin),
Barry Stanton (Shamrayev),
Justine Waddell (Nina),
Niamh Linehan (Masha),
Gabrielle Lloyd (Polena),
Nigel Terry (Trigorin)
Creatives/Company
Author:
Anton ChekhovCompany:
Royal Shakespeare CompanyDirector:
Adrian NobleDesign:
Vicki MortimerLighting:
Paule ConstableSound:
Mic PooleMusic:
Mia Soteriou