The Seagull by Anton Chekhov - adapted by Anya Reiss

       "This modern retelling of Chekhov's comic masterpiece,  adapted by Anya Reiss,  
        was beautifully told and simply staged.... It was brought bang up-to-date for a  
        21st century audience under Edgington's bold, dynamic direction, without losing
        any of Chekhov's original quiddity."    Audience Member

        'Love is the only thing  
         on this earth that can        
​         make you happy...'

Cast:
Alison Whitfield (Arkadina) Tom Dangerfield (Konstantin)
Harriet Gandy (Nina) Jonathan Gregory (Sorin) Matt Robinson (Trigorin)
Kevin Denson (Shamrayev) Katherine Hodgkinson (Polina) Claire Jakeman (Masha) Callum Riley (Medvendenko) Martin Humphrey (Dorn)

Creatives:
Director: Deborah Edgington
Set design: Duncan Wilson
Lighting and sound design: Tony Rogers
Video design: Tony Rogers
Movement: Emily Cutler
Costumes: Deborah Edgington
Voice coach: Sian Radinger
Stage Manager: David Small
ASM: Peter Walker

Chesil Theatre
July 2015

There is a lake and beside the lake lives a beautiful girl. She dreams of becoming an actress. A handsome young man dreams of becoming a writer. His mother dreams of fame and her lover dreams of success...and they all dream of love and desire. Their intertwined lives fall victim to a domino effect with devastating consequences.

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