'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.
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.
'A contemporary version of Chekhov's famous play shows 'The Seagull' has lost none of its relevance.'
'Andrew Upton’s thoughtful and affecting adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull traverses ideas of art, ambition, passion and change. By Cassie Tongue.'
'Andrew Upton’s thoughtful and affecting adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull traverses ideas of art, ambition, passion and change. By Cassie Tongue.'
'A contemporary version of Chekhov's famous play shows 'The Seagull' has lost none of its relevance.'