Rayfield 1997, pp.390–391: Rayfield draws from his critical study Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" and the "Wood Demon" (1995), which anatomised the evolution of the Wood Demon into Uncle Vanya—"one of Chekhov's most furtive achievements." A 2022 gender fluid adaptation of the Tom Stoppard version was completed by the Doris Place Players to great success in Los Angeles. A few days later, in the afternoon, characters are outside the estate. Arkadina, after reminiscing about happier times, engages in a heated argument with the house steward Shamrayev and decides to leave. Nina lingers behind after the group leaves, and Konstantin arrives to give her a gull that he has shot. Nina is confused and horrified at the gift. Konstantin sees Trigorin approaching and leaves in a jealous fit. Uta Hagen made her Broadway debut as Nina, at the age of 18, in a production with Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in 1938 at the Shubert Theatre.

Rayfield 1997, p.500"Olga's relations with Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko were more than professional."

In January 2015, Toronto's Crow's Theatre produced The Seagull in association with Canadian Stage and The Company Theatre. Helmed by Crow's Theatre's Artistic Director Chris Abraham, the creative team was composed of set and costume designer Julie Fox, lighting designer Kimberly Purtell and sound designer Thomas Ryder Payne. [31] The Robert Falls adaptation, based on a translation by George Calderon, featured an all-star Canadian cast: Abdulaziz, Sanaa (19 May 2022). "The Chekhov museum in Ukraine under fire from Russian missiles". The Independent.

Reynolds, Elizabeth (ed), Stanislavski's Le Isherwood, Charles (28 October 2015). "Review: Songbird, a Honky-Tonk Take on Chekhov". New York Times . Retrieved 9 March 2021. Lyubov Ranevskaya is an impoverished noble landowner. She previously lived in France for a while and has already spent all her inherited wealth. A very large estate with a beautiful cherry orchard is all that remains. But it’s in danger of being auctioned off to pay the many debts. She is in despair because several generations of her family owned this orchard and she grew up there. Some early translations of The Seagull have come under criticism from modern Russian scholars. Marian Fell's translation, in particular, has been criticized for its elementary mistakes and total ignorance of Russian life and culture. [42] [44] Peter France, translator and author of the book The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation, wrote of Chekhov's multiple adaptations:Chekhov had the temperament of a philanderer. Sexually, he preferred brothels or swift liaisons." Wood 2000, p.78 In 2016, Thomas Ostermeier, director of Berlin's Schaubühne theatre, directed The Seagull at the Théâtre de Vidy [ fr], Lausanne. [34] The amateur play’s premier gathers friends and neighbors, and Nina’s acting is praised by admirers (and men who find her attractive). However, everyone criticizes the play’s decadence, making the author upset. As a result, Nina falls in love with a man complimenting her, while Treplev is sure his play’s failure made her turn away from him. Finally, his life ends tragically. Overview: 'The Lady with the Dog'." Characters in 20th-Century Literature. Laurie Lanzen Harris. Detroit: Gale Research, 1990. Literature Resource Center. Web. 3 November 2011.