Details

At the heart of Chekhov's The Seagull are the timeless dramatic triangles of love, hate and jealousy - of son, mother and lover. Williams takes this great play of human emotion, of the impossibility of people ever understanding each other, and makes it truly accessible for a modern audience. Buried conflicts are brought to the surface in a vigorous theatrical story, injected with visual magic and deliberate comedy. Here Trigorin's story comes to the fore: and in Mme Arkadina we have a classic Williams' damaged older woman - below the comedy we feel her desperation as she must finally face her part in her son's tragedy. Anton Chekhov changed the face of European theatre. Half a century later, Tennessee Williams did the same for theatre in America. This combination of two such immense talents is unmissable.

Cast/Performers

Stephen Billington, Morgan James, Carolyn Backhouse, Richard Franklin, Andrea Hall, Rob Heaps, Samara Maclaren, Daniel Norford, Elizabeth Uter

Creatives/Company

Adapted by: Tennessee Williams (from The Seagull by Anton [Chekhov])
Producer(s): The Steam Industry, Neil McPherson (for the Finborough Theatre)
Director: Phil Willmott
Design(s): Kim Alwyn, Aimee Sajjan-Servaes
Lighting: Peter Bragg
Costume: Penn O'Gara