![]() ![]() The Guardian **** 'Properly funny and properly gut-punching.' 'One of the funniest Seagulls, but also one of the most heartbreaking.' The burning need to create Art and how harshly that need can be crushed permeates throughout the play. ![]() Switching effortlessly between the ridiculous and the profound The Seagull forensically examines the transcendence and destructiveness of love. And Art.Ĭhekhov’s celebrated masterpiece is given vibrant new life in this dynamic new version by Olivier-award winning playwright Simon Stephens directed by Sean Holmes and starring Lesley Sharp as Irina Arkadina. Lyric Hammersmith 'Fee-fi-fo-fum, this sparkly panto is just loads of fun'Īnton Chekhov in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens The Guardian **** 'playful, painful and, yes, resonant evening' What kind of Ireland awaits them?This is a dynamic re-imagining: loyal to the spirit of O’Casey’s play whilst unleashing contemporary resonances for a modern audience. A revolution that will shape the country’s future rages around them. Set amid the tumult of the Easter Rising, The Plough and the Stars is the story of ordinary lives ripped apart by the idealism of the time.The residents of a Dublin tenement shelter from the violence that sweeps through the city’s streets. Filled with awkward and insightful humor, this strange and compassionate new play asks how we address life’s biggest questions when words fail us. When at last the truth is revealed, the Bard’s starry-eyed tale proves that the revelry of love is something worth fighting for.Īs these six strangers attend a meditation retreat and confront internal demons both profound and absurd, their vows of silence collide with the achingly human need to connect. After a series of mishaps and plenty of mayhem, their love triangle becomes so entangled it brings all of Illyria along for the ride. For safety, she disguises herself as a man and quickly finds favor and employment with the lovesick Orsino, who pines for Olivia’s devotion. ![]() When a shipwrecked Viola washes up on Illyria’s shores without her twin brother, she must adapt to her strange new surroundings on her own. ![]()
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