REVIEW: Andrew Upton's Adaptation Of Anton Chekov's THE SEAGULL For Contemporary Australia Is Challenged.
Imara Savage (Director) brings Andrew Upton’s fifth Chekov play adaptation to the stage with a new imagining of THE SEAGULL.
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The Seagull at Roslyn Packer Theatre
Dates: 11/21/2023 - 12/16/2023
📍 Theatre: Roslyn Packer Theatre
Sydney Theatre Company
Wharf 4/5, 15 Hickson Road
Walsh Bay, New South Wales 2000
Phone: (02) 9250 1777
Tickets: $65 - $123
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THE SEAGULL
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Andrew Upton Directed by Imara Savage
When life imitates art
Sigrid Thornton returns to STC as the larger-than-life diva Arkadina, in a new adaptation from Australia’s greatest interpreter of Chekhov and former STC Artistic Director, Andrew Upton.
In a splendid country house beside a beautiful lake, love triangles, intrigue and thwarted egos are running amok. The ageing starlet Irina Arkadina has arrived for a romantic getaway with her much younger lover, the novelist Trigorin. Arkadina’s son, the struggling playwright Konstantin, is besotted with a beautiful young ingenue from the next house over, Nina. When a flirtation blossoms between Nina and Trigorin, jealousy and ambition throw the whole party into various states of crisis.
Director Imara Savage last wowed STC audiences with her revelatory production Saint Joan (2018). In The Seagull, Savage and Upton will bring Chekhov’s wry and offbeat sense of humour to the fore and present a beautiful investigation of the power of art and the complicated personalities that make it happen.
The first of Chekhov’s great masterpieces, The Seagull is a rich, funny and moving play that is unmissable for anyone who loves theatre. In the hands of these extraordinary artists, we are in for something very special.
Approx. duration 2 hrs 30 mins (including interval). Subject to change. More info. Content Suicide. Subject to change. More info.
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News About The Seagull at Roslyn Packer Theatre
Sigrid Thornton and Andrew Upton Return to Sydney Theatre Company with THE SEAGULL
Stage and screen icon Sigrid Thornton (The Lifespan of a Fact) returns to Sydney Theatre Company’s Roslyn Packer Theatre this November in a new adaptation of The Seagull. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!
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