The Seagull review " Chekhov gets new wings by Susannah Clapp

Lyric Hammersmith, LondonLesley Sharp's Irina moves from delight to despair in Simon Stephens's incisive 21st-century versionSo Masha has become Marcia. She is not subjected to the most famous line in The Seagull: 'Why do you always wear black?' There would be no point: in the 21st century, pretty much everyone wears black all the time. Nina appears in tiny shorts and trainers. Doctor Dorn is a gynaecologist. And whe…

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