The Seagull is arguably Anton Chekhov’s most exploited play. It’s been staged and subverted all over the world, from productions in its original Russian script to Pan Pan Theatre’s derisive The Seagull and Other Birds, which premiered in the Dublin Theatre Festival two years ago. This year, the classic modernist play makes a return to the festival stage under yet another guise. Corn Exchange’s The Seagull is a new translation written by Michael West (Conservatory, Dubliners) and directed by Annie Ryan. The new adaptation is a contemporary re-imagining of the play, which traditionally takes place in a pre-revolutionary Russian on a country estate. It tells … Continue reading A Contemporary Reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull