The Seagull

Venue: Abbey Theatre:

http://www.abbeytheatre.ie
From: 26-08-2009 Until: 29-08-2009

A new version of The Seagull by Martin Crimp, presented by the National Youth Theatre
The Abbey Theatre
26/08/09
29/08/09

The Abbey Theatre welcomes the National Youth Theatre for the third consecutive year with a cheeky new production of Chekhov’s classic The Seagull, performed by young people from youth theatres across Ireland.

Kostya wants to be a writer and Nina wants to be a star but Masha wants Kostya and Medviedenko wants Masha and Kostya wants Nina but Nina wants Trigorin who’s already a writer and he’s here with Arkádina who’s already a star.
'When the curtain goes up on yet another adapted novel... when shouting and banging the scenery is mistaken for good acting... when I see people churn out the same theatrical clichés time after time after time after time after time, then I want to scream and scream...'