Photo Flash: The Seagull At Royal Court Coming To Broadway!

Kristin Scott Thomas will star on Broadway in her Olivier Award-winning role of Arkadina in the critically acclaimed Royal Court Theatre production of Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL.  The production, featuring a new version by Christopher Hampton and directed by Ian Rickson, will open Wednesday, October 1 at the Walter Kerr Theatre (219 West 48th Street).  Previews will begin Tuesday, September 16.  The production will play a strictly limited engagement of 14 weeks through December 21.

The production will also star Peter Sarsgaard as Trigorin and members of the praised original Royal Court Theatre cast, including Mackenzie Crook as Konstantin, Art Malik as Dorn, Carey Mulligan as Nina, Pearce Quigley as Medvedenko, Peter Wight as Sorin, Christopher Patrick Nolan as Yakov and Mary Rose as the Maid.  The production will also feature Zoe Kazan as Masha, with other casting to be confirmed.

Anton Chekhov's THE SEAGULL, written in 1895 and the first of the playwright's masterworks, concerns the romantic entanglements and regrets of a group of actors, writers and artists gathered on a Russian estate.  One of the theatre's great plays about writing, THE SEAGULL conveys the struggle for new forms and the frustrations and fulfillment of putting words on a page.

Director Ian Rickson originally staged THE SEAGULL as his farewell to the Royal Court Theatre, when he ended his seven-year tenure as the distinguished theatre's Artistic Director.  The limited run became a sold out smash hit and the biggest selling production in the Royal Court's 50 year history.

Performances will be Tuesday through Saturday at 8:00 PM, with matinees Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM and Sunday at 3:00 PM.  There will be an added performance on Sunday, October 5 at 8:00 PM.  Ticket information for THE SEAGULL will be announced in coming weeks.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Mackenzie Crook and Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Kristin Scott Thomas and Mackenzie Crook

Photos by Johan Persson