OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Michael West 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Anton Chekhov

• Author Notes

  A translation of the original play by Anton Chekhov

• Setting

  Sorin's country estate, one long hot summer and two years later.

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of Chekhov’s first great comedy, which tells the story of fading actress Arkadina, and her passionate, lonely son, Konstantin. One day in a fit of misery he shoots a seagull. Trigorin, the writer, threatens to write a story about it. Nina, the local beauty and object of their affections, becomes 'the seagull' with calamitous consequences, as the play moves in a frenetic spiral of farce, tragedy and love.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  7

• Female

  4

• Total

  11

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  22 June 1999

• Producer

  Produced by The Corn Exchange

• Original Venue

  Project Arts Centre
  

• Venue Notes

  When this play was produced Project had temporarily relocated to Project @ the Mint.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme and promotional flyer.