The Seagull by Anton Chekhov is a slice-of-life drama set in the Russian countryside at the end of the 19th century. The cast of characters is dissatisfied with their lives. Some desire love. Some desire success. Some desire artistic genius. No one, however, ever seems to attain happiness.


“…allows for the energetic depiction of an enervated people. On Diego Pitarch’s beautifully dilapidated set, which treats the play like an abandoned building waiting to be discovered,”“.....the production makes every madcap element strangely beautiful, preserving an unblinking balance between irony and sincerity...... Some will doubtlessly consider that treatment anarchic, but they have an influential defender. "I do awful things to the laws of the stage" a mischievous Chekhov said of his play. The old man would approve.” Peter Crawley, The Irish Times

“....This is a zesty, unfussy production which ably dusts down a Russian classic for a 21st century audience probably more familiar with 'High School Musical' than 19th century drama...” Daragh Reddin, Metro

“...a polished vibrant piece of theatre teeming with energy and emergent talent.” Orlagh Ní Arachtáin, Irish Examiner