The Seagull single work   drama  
Adaptation of The Seagull Anton Chekhov , 1895 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2023... 2023 The Seagull
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'In a country house beside a lake, love triangles, intrigue and thwarted egos run amok. The glamorous, ageing thespian Irina Arkadina has arrived for a romantic getaway with her much younger lover, the novelist Boris. Irina’s son Constantine, a struggling playwright, is besotted with a beautiful ingénue from the next house over, Nina. But when a flirtation blossoms between Nina and Boris, jealousy, ambition and a lack of phone signal throw the whole party into various states of crisis.

'Director Imara Savage last beguiled STC audiences with her revelatory production Saint Joan in 2018. In The Seagull, Savage and a thrilling cast featuring Arka Das, Michael Denkha, Harry Greenwood, Markus Hamilton, Mabel Li, Sean O’Shea, Toby Schmitz, Megan Wilding and Brigid Zengeni, will take Upton’s wry and offbeat sense of humour to new heights in this ambitious investigation of the power of art and the complicated personalities that make it happen.'

Source: STC.

Notes

  • One night's production was cancelled after three actors made what the company called a 'pro-Palestinian protest' during the curtain call (wearing Palestinian keffiyeh). (Source: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/nov/29/sydney-theatre-company-deeply-sorry-after-pro-palestinian-protest-on-stage).
  • Production set in a town in the Australian wheatbelt.

Production Details

  • Presented by Sydney Theatre Company at Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney, 21 November - 16 December 2023.

    Director: Imara Savage.

    Set Designer: David Fleischer.

    Costume Designer: Renée Mulder.

    Lighting Designer: Amelia Lever-Davidson.

    Composer & Sound Designer: Max Lyandvert.

    Literal Translator: Marina Lobastov.

    Cast: Arka Das, Michael Denkha, Harry Greenwood, Markus Hamilton, Mabel Li, Sean O'Shea, Toby Schmitz, Sigrid Thornton, Megan Wilding, and Brigid Zengeni.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

An Uncertain Relocation Clare Monagle , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January - February no. 461 2024; (p. 63)

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama
Theatre Review : The Seagull, Roslyn Packer Theatre Ned Hirst , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2023;

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama

'A contemporary version of Chekhov's famous play shows 'The Seagull' has lost none of its relevance.'

Andrew Upton’s Adaptation of The Seagull Cassie Tongue , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16-22 December 2023;

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama

'Andrew Upton’s thoughtful and affecting adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull traverses ideas of art, ambition, passion and change. By Cassie Tongue.' 

Love and Misadventure Jane Albert , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2023; (p. 20)

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama
Love and Misadventure Jane Albert , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 18-19 November 2023; (p. 20)

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama
Andrew Upton’s Adaptation of The Seagull Cassie Tongue , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 16-22 December 2023;

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama

'Andrew Upton’s thoughtful and affecting adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull traverses ideas of art, ambition, passion and change. By Cassie Tongue.' 

An Uncertain Relocation Clare Monagle , 2024 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , January - February no. 461 2024; (p. 63)

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama
Theatre Review : The Seagull, Roslyn Packer Theatre Ned Hirst , 2023 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , November 2023;

— Review of The Seagull Andrew Upton , 2023 single work drama

'A contemporary version of Chekhov's famous play shows 'The Seagull' has lost none of its relevance.'

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