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. Performed in Russian with English subtitles. A new, sensational adaptation of this Chekhov's iconical masterpiece. Only 4 charismatic characters: two young and naive lovers trying to change the old world and art...and two mature stars cynically using the youth... Love, cruelty, sex and traditional Russian anguish - just in 60 minutes!| 6 Sep 16 to 11 Sep 16 | Etcetera Theatre Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
