The Seagull

About The Seagull

The Seagull at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is Chekhov’s twentieth-century classic, inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet. The play follows an actress, her lover, her playwright son and an aspiring performer in a house by a lake, where a play within a play becomes a story about art, ego and love.

Caroline Steinbeis and Rory Mullarkey, who previously worked on Three Sisters at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, return as director and translator. The production asks what is left behind when the curtain falls, while keeping close to Chekhov’s original characters and setting.

For customers comparing options, this is a chance to see one of Chekhov’s major plays in a specific theatrical setting, with a focus on performance, relationships and the tensions between ambition and feeling.

Key facts: includes themes of suicide and animal cruelty, with references to child bereavement; children under 3 do not require a ticket.

Before you book

This play features suicide and animal cruelty, with references to child bereavement. If you are booking for young children, children under 3 do not require a ticket.

All sales are final: there are no exchanges or refunds after purchase.

Venue

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

Please contact the Box office for more information.