About The Seagull

The Seagull at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse is Anton Chekhov’s twentieth-century classic. Set in a house by a lake, it follows an actress, her lover, her playwright son and an aspiring performer.

What begins as a play within a play develops into a story about art, ego and love. As the evening unfolds, the focus turns to what is left behind when the curtain falls.

Key facts: Chekhov’s first of four major plays is inspired by Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Caroline Steinbeis directs and Rory Mullarkey translates, returning to the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse after Three Sisters.

Before you book

This play features suicide and animal cruelty, with references to child bereavement. Children under 3 do not require a ticket.

No exchanges or refunds are available after purchase.

Venue

Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

For access information, please contact the Box Office.

Description supplied by the event organiser.