OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Thomas Kilroy 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Anton Chekhov

• Author Notes

  A version of the original play by Anton Chekhov.

• Setting

  Sorin's country estate.

• Synopsis

  An adaptation of Chekhov’s first great comedy, which tells the story of Arkadina (a fading actress) 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

  08 April 1981

• Producer

  Produced by The Royal Court Theatre

• Original Venue

  The Royal Court Theatre
  

• Irish Premiere Notes

  The Irish premiere of The Seagull was produced by the Irish Theatre Company at Siamsa Tíre Theatre, Tralee on 30th September 1981.

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme