The Seagull Resources

Scroll down for links to biographies, quotes, and full texts. It's a Chekhovfest.

A review of the 2008 Broadway production, by The New Yorker.

We're surprised there are so few film adaptations of The Seagull. Here's an old one (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave as Nina.

An excerpt from a 1970 Russian film adaptation of the play. Yes, there are subtitles.

A really interesting Russian montage of quotes, photos, and film clips, giving a picture of Chekhov's life.

Writers from the event magazine Time Out New York give a pretty hilarious primer on Chekhov's themes.

An interview with Christopher Hampton, who adapted The Seagull for the 2008 Broadway production.

A number of good photos of Chekhov—some with his signature—are on this site. He was a hottie.

Kristen Scott Thomas played Arkadina and Peter Sarsgaard portrayed Trigorin in the 2008 Broadway production.