The Seagull

Written by Anton Chekov

Adapted and Directed by Trevor Nunn

Ian McKellen in the role of Sorin

Courtyard Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, followed by World Tour

17 April - 12 January 2008

CAST

Simon Medvenko	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Ben Meyjes
Masha	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Monica Dolan
Peter Sorin	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Ian McKellen/alternating with William Gaunt
Konstantin Treplev	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Richard Goulding
Yakov	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Peter Hinton
Nina Zarechnaya	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Romola Garai
Polena Andreyevna	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Melanie Jessop
Doctor Dorn	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Jonathan Hyde
Elya Shamrayev	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Guy Williams
Irina Arkadina	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Frances Barber
Boris Trigorin	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Gerald Kyd
Butler	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Julian Harries
Old Servant	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Seymour Matthews
Cook	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Naomi Capron
Servants	. . . . . . . . . . . .	Ben Addis, Adam Booth, Russell Byrne, John Heffernan, David Weston, Philip Winchester, Zoe Boyle

Designer: Christopher Oram
Lighting: Neil Austin
Sound: Fergus O’Hare
Music: Steve Edis