The Seagull
- Radio comedy drama
- BBC Radio 3
- 2023
- 1 episode
Radio adaptation of the comitragic play by Anton Chekhov. Also features Emma Fielding, Mark Quartley, Dominic Coleman, Erin Doherty, Danny Sapani and more.
Key details
- Genre
- Comedy Drama
- Broadcast
- 2023
- Channel
- BBC Radio 3
- Episodes
- 1
- Stars
- Emma Fielding, Mark Quartley, Dominic Coleman, Erin Doherty, Danny Sapani, Joel McCormack, Nina Wadia, Paul Rider and more
- Writers
- Anton Chekhov and Katherine Tozer
- Director
- Toby Swift
- Company
Irene loves Boris. Boris loves Nina. Stan loves Nina too but hates Irene and Boris. Martha loves Stan but married Simon. Peter loves booze and fags. Let battle commence.
Anton Chekhov's theatre play was written in 1895, and is regarded as one of his four major works for the stage, despite a famously disastrous first production in St Petersburg. Two years later it was revived by the groundbreaking Moscow Art Theatre, where it was greeted with unanimous acclaim.
Catch-up
Additional details
- Soundtrack
- Music composed by John Chambers.
Website links
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Sunday 19th February 2023 at 7:30pm on BBC Radio 3
- Episode length
- 90 minutes