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We've said it before, and we'll say it again: thanks, Chekhov. With the protagonist dead, Chekhov wraps up the story quickly and simply leaves us with questions about the future of the family who survives him. Is Arkadina in denial? Is she afraid of her own guilt in the situation? We don't know for sure. She really should know what's happened-she even says "Oof! That scared me! It reminded me of when…" implying that the first suicide attempt is still on her mind (4.189).īut Dorn is easily able to pull a bait-and-switch on her, blaming the gunshot sound on an exploding bottle in his medicine bag (good one, Dorn). 91 YOUR RATING Rate Drama Musical This quintessential Chekhov drama-his first success-is both comic and tragic. It's also interesting that Chekhov cuts the play off before Arkadina discovers her son's death. It shouldn't be spotlighted or given a musical number. Konstantin has killed himself without fanfare (and done so offstage, thank goodness).Ĭhekhov seems to be making the point that even this extreme action, suicide, is just one of the things that happens in life. A young man is pining after the woman of his dreams. A young woman is desperate for fame and a way out. After the unhurried pace of the rest of the play the ending-with just four lines after the gunshot-almost feels rushed. directed by Jamie Lloyd filmed live from the West End’s Harold Pinter Theatre Emilia Clarke ( Game of Thrones) makes her West End debut in this 21st century retelling of Anton Chekhov’s tale of love and loneliness. There's no hoopla at the end of The Seagull. The Seagull review woodchip-walled Chekhov is hypnotic Theatre The Guardian Soft and deliberately soporific Emilia Clarke as Nina in The Seagull.