{"product_id":"the-seagull-paperback-18","title":"The Seagull - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuncan MacMillan\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003eThomas Ostermeier\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by), \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen celebrated actress Irina Arkádina arrives at her family's country estate for the summer, she finds herself caught in a perfect storm of conflicting desires.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer playwright son, Konstantin, is struggling to step out of her shadow to pursue his own artistic ambitions. Her lover, Trigorin, a famous novelist, has entranced the aspiring young actress Nina, with whom Konstantin is in love. And complicating everything is Arkádina's own need to take center stage, in her personal life as well as her work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs their lives entwine and they each grapple with their desires, ambitions and disappointments, Anton Chekhov's timeless play unfolds in a gripping tale of vanity, power and sacrifices made in the name of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDuncan Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e is an English playwright, screenwriter and director. His plays include: an adaptation (with Thomas Ostermeier) of Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e (Barbican Theatre, London, 2025); \u003ci\u003ePeople, Places and Things\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre \/ Headlong, 2015); \u003ci\u003eEvery Brilliant Thing\u003c\/i\u003e (Paines Plough and Pentabus, 2013); an adaptation (with Robert Icke) of Orwell's\u003ci\u003e Nineteen Eighty-Four\u003c\/i\u003e (Headlong \/ Nottingham Playhouse, 2013); and \u003ci\u003eLungs\u003c\/i\u003e (Washington D.C., 2011).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Ostermeier\u003c\/b\u003e is a German theatre director, acclaimed for his innovative and often iconoclastic productions of classic and contemporary plays. He is the Artistic Director of the Schaubühne in Berlin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (1860-1904), a physician by training, is now considered the most notable 20th-century Russian dramatist. His major plays, all staged by Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre, helped establish psychological realism in European theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220127236345,"sku":"9781839044519","price":35.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/XgSlWbVC_79781839044519.webp?v=1768174122","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-seagull-paperback-18","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}