National Theatre Live: The Seagull

"The Chichester Festival Theatre production by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by David Hare"

2016 2h 30m EN

Synopsis

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On a summer's day in a makeshift theatre by a lake, Konstantin's cutting-edge new play is performed, changing the lives of everyone involved forever. Chekhov's masterly meditation on how the old takes revenge on the young is both comic and tragic, and marks the birth of the modern stage. Adapted by David Hare whose stage plays include Skylight, Pravada, and screenplays include The Hours and The Reader, directed by Jonathan Kent (Gypsy, Private Lives).

“The Chichester Festival Theatre production by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by David Hare”

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Cast

Pip Carter
Medvedenko
Anna Chancellor
Irina Nikolaevna Arkadina
Mark Donald
Workman
Peter Egan
Sorin
Debra Gillett
Polina
Joshua James
Konstantin
Adrian Lukis
Evgeny Dorn
Des McAleer
Shamrayev

Credits

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Director: Jonathan Kent
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Pip Carter and Anna Chancellor and Mark Donald carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "The Chichester Festival Theatre production by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by David Hare".

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IMDB entry: tt42117348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jonathan Kent directs. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Clocks in at 150 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 10 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Pip Carter and Anna Chancellor and Mark Donald carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "The Chichester Festival Theatre production by Anton Chekhov, in a new version by David Hare".
6IMDB entry: tt42117348 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.