The Seagull

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Event The Seagull
Venue Roslyn Packer Theatre, Walsh Bay, NSW
First Date 21 November 2023
Opening Date 27 November 2023
Last Date 16 December 2023
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description When life imitates art

Sigrid Thornton returns to STC as the larger-than-life diva Irina, in a contemporary, gutsy and darkly funny new adaptation from Australia’s greatest interpreter of Chekhov: former STC Artistic Director Andrew Upton (The Present, Three Sisters).

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
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Adaptation
Subjects Ambition
Arts
Jealousy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Arka Das Actor Simon
Michael Denkha Actor Shamrayev
Harry Greenwood Actor Constantine
Markus Hamilton Actor Doctor
Mabel Li Actor Nina
Sean O'Shea Actor Uncle Peter
Toby Schmitz Actor Boris
Sigrid Thornton Actor Irina
Megan Wilding Actor Masha
Brigid Zengeni Actor Polly
Andrew Upton Adaptor
Ian Michael Assistant Director
Max Lyandvert Composer Composer & Sound Designer
Tim Dashwood Consultant Movement Consultant
Troy Honeysett Consultant Movement Consultant
Renée Mulder Costume Designer
Imara Savage Director
Chloe Dallimore Intimacy Consultant
Amelia Lever-Davidson Lighting Designer
Anton Chekhov Playwright
David Fleischer Set Designer
Marina Lobastov Translator Literal Translator
Works
Text Nationality Russia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information A new adaptation by Andrew Upton
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2023/the-seagull
Review heguardian.com/stage/2023/nov/26/the-seagull-review-sigrid-thornton-and-toby-schmitz-star-in-contemporary-take-on-chekhov
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 211854