"Comedy, four female roles, six male roles, four acts, landscape (view of a lake) much talk of literature, little action, five pounds of love" (from A. Passion, revenge, romantic impulses and adultery, dreams of glory and the desire for self-destruction - The Seagull, written in1895 has never been so modern. "How nervous everyone is! And how much love."Ī famous actress, a young actress, a fashionable novelist, a controversial playwright, a prosaic teacher, and one who is always in black, meet in a country house and philosophize about art, boredom, and the meaning of life.Īll, of course, are in love with those who do not reciprocate. A vast, emotive masterpiece with music in its words, The Seagull demands one of the tightest acting ensembles in. Chyka) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896.
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