National Theatre Live: The Seagull (2016)
On a summer's day in a makeshift theatre by a lake, Konstantin's cutting-edge new play is performed, changing the lives of everyone involved forever. Chekhov's masterly meditation on how the old takes revenge on the young is both comic and tragic, and marks the birth of the modern stage. Adapted by David Hare whose stage plays include Skylight, Pravada, and screenplays include The Hours and The Reader, directed by Jonathan Kent (Gypsy, Private Lives).
Director: Jonathan Kent
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Pip Carter as Medvedenko |
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Anna Chancellor as Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina |
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Mark Donald as Workman |
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Peter Egan as Sorin |
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Debra Gillett as Polina |
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Joshua James as Konstantin |
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Adrian Lukis as Evgeny Dorn |
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Des McAleer as Shamrayev |
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Luke Pierre as Yakov |
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Geoffrey Streatfeild as Boris Alexeyevich Trigorin |
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Sarah Twomey as Maid |
| Directing | Jonathan Kent | Director |
| Art | Tom Pye | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Emma Ryott | Costume Designer |
| Lighting | Mark Henderson | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Jonathan Dove | Music |
| Sound | Paul Groothuis | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Paul Benzing | Fight Choreographer |
| Writing | Anton Chekhov | Writer |
| Writing | David Hare | Adaptation |