the seagull enters a new era

The Steppenwolf finds the fun in Anton Chekov's 1895 masterpiece with this new production adapted and directed by Yasen Peyankov. Featuring an ensemble cast of characters falling in and out of love over a country house break, you'll find that their secrets and desires remain relevant over 120 years later in this iconic melodrama.

What is the story of The Seagull?

A group of well-heeled guests gather at the country house of a retired civil servant, to see a new avant-garde play that his young nephew has written. With a heavy emphasis on symbolism, the play is a disaster and is abandoned after the first act. With emotions running high after the aborted performance, we discover a tangle of love triangles amongst the characters, self-doubt and a rampaging pursuit of happiness that threatens to overturn everybody's beliefs and sensibilities.