Thomas Kilroy's version of The Seagull is a
dazzling reappraisal of Chekhov's first great comedy, a story of a
distinguished actress and her passionate, lonely son. In the decline of
Anglo-Irish estates and the emergence of the Land League, Kilroy unearths
fascinating parallels to the shifts in Russian society that inform Chekhov's
original. This acclaimed adaptation illuminates the play's universal themes
while revealing new social and political angles. Called "the leading
catalyst of British theatre's new writing and new talent since the
mid-1970s," Max Stafford-Clark commissioned and directed the original
production of The Seagull at the Royal Court Theatre in 1981.
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Playing from Oct 3 - Nov 3
