The Seagull
PREMIERE 15/10/2004
Schaubühne Berlin
»That the multi-talented Richter also knows how to handle delicate states of mind as a playwright likely made it easier to update the piece effectively—without smothering it under frantic tracksuit hipness or empty scene chatter.«
»That the multi-talented Richter also knows how to handle delicate states of mind as a playwright likely made it easier to update the piece effectively—without smothering it under frantic tracksuit hipness or empty scene chatter.«
»That the multi-talented Richter also knows how to handle delicate states of mind as a playwright likely made it easier to update the piece effectively—without smothering it under frantic tracksuit hipness or empty scene chatter.«
The young dramatist Konstantin is anxious to win the love of Nina, an actress in his play, and he longs for recognition from his mother, Arkadina, a famous actress, who mocks his “mini revolution” in the theatre. The family’s summer holiday turns into absolute hell when Nina falls in love with Trigorin, Arkadina’s lover.
Years later, they all meet again at the death bed of an uncle. Trigorin has left Nina, and Arkadina has persuaded him to come back to her. Nina cannot accept this, and catastrophe is inevitable.
All Chekhov’s characters long for love and recognition, but they are unable to help each other. The older individuals feel compelled to defend what they have, while the young people fail to realize their dreams.
German by Ulrike Zemme
Adaptation by Falk Richter
A coproduction with the Vienna Festival and the Schauspielhaus Zurich
Direction // Falk Richter
Stage Design // Katrin Hoffmann
Costume Design // Martin Kraemer
Music // Paul Lemp
Video // Martin Rottenkolber
Dramaturgy // Jens Hillje
Lighting Design // Carsten Sander
Cast // Sylvana Krappatsch, Mark Waschke, Peter Brombacher, Yvon Jansen, Thomas Bading, Karin Neuhäuser, Jule Böwe, André Jung, Sylvester Groth, André Szymanski