Boris Akunyin: The Seagull

Performance of the Bárka Theatre’s KIMI studio students

Boris Akunyin’s piece begins where Chekhov ended his work. The play combines Chekhov’s dramatic style and a criminal short story. It’s almost a black comedy.

What happens if in a closed circuit, Nina’s naiveness, Constantine’s murderous tendency, Arkadina’s actress, Trigorin’s morbid jealousy, Szorina’s loneliness, Shamraeff’s waywardness, Polina’s sensitivity, Masha’s disappointment, Medviedenko’s folly and Dorn’s desire for adventure encounter with each other... What can possibly come out of it?