Seagull

About this book

The Seagull (Russian: Чайка, Chayka) is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The play was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading leading lady Irina Arkadina, her son the experimental playwright Konstantin Treplyov, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin. (Wikipedia) Cast: Irina Arkadina, an actress: Ruth Golding Constantine Treplieff, her son: mb Peter Sorin, her brother: Glenn Simonsen Nina Zarietchnaya, a young girl, the daughter of a rich landowner: Jc Guan Ilia Shamraeff, the manager of Sorin's estate: John Eddings Paulina, his wife: TriciaG Masha, their daughter: Philippa Boris Trigorin, an author: Derrick George Eugene Dorn, a doctor: Robert Steiner Simon Medviedenko, a schoolmaster: Ernst Pattynama Jacob, a workman: David Muncaster A cook: Laurie Anne Walden Stage Directions: Hannah Dowell Audio edited by mb