Topic > Theatrical analysis of the play "Seagull" - 958

At the beginning of October I went to see the play "Seagull" at the LYNN Redgrave Theatre, staged as part of a cultural product. The original work was written by one of my favorite Russian authors, Anton Chekhov, and that's why I chose to go see it. I had read the show before and it was interesting for me to see an English/Irish adaptation of it. When I first entered the theater, I noticed that the scenery and the set of the show itself were small and modest. The set itself was a mixture of proscenium stage and black box stage. It can be classified as proscenium because the set had a backstage area where the actors entered, but they could not be seen by the audience. And as a black box because the audience layout could be placed anywhere, since the seats were movable and not permanent, and the space was simple and dark. The stage setting immediately gave the impression that it was a living room with unpretentious brown wooden furniture and blue-green metal chairs and a sofa. A bench in the corner of the stage, massive white columns and green bushes around indicated that the show took place in the countryside. The entire scenography was well taken care of, so I imagined Chekhov's “The Seagull”. The audience seats were in three places with ten or twelve rows around the stage, and you could sit wherever you found an empty seat. So, I chose the most convenient and comfortable place to watch the show. Once the show started, everything fell into darkness except the stage, where the lights were focused, but not on the sides of the stage or the audience, so you knew where your concentration needed to go. In about half an hour the light became more intense and illuminated the sides of the stage, where on the left s...... center of the card ......er women, who represented country citizens and wore more relaxed clothes and I didn't have to walk and talk properly. Overall, just looking at how each character in the play was dressed gave you an idea of ​​their personality and social status. Ultimately, the direction of the play was impressive. In my opinion everything was well organised. From beginning to end I had the impression that I had moved into the period of the "Victorian age". The actors were well coordinated; they knew where to go and what to say. The costumes corresponded exactly to that time period and each character's personality. Overall, I really enjoyed the comedy. Even though it had some differences from the original, it was still interesting to see other people's perceptions of the same show. Furthermore, the experience met my expectations. I highly recommend everyone to watch it.