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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
leongross's review against another edition
4.0
Tolle Ausgabe des Diogenes Verlag. Ich dachte ich hätte grob ein oder zwei Referenzen aufgeschnappt, bis ich dann von den c.a. 20 Seiten Anmerkungen erschlagen wurde. Mit mehr Background in russischer Literatur wahrscheinlich nochmal cleverer. Ich bin die Möwe... ne doch nicht.
3.75/5
3.75/5
inkerin_kirjasto's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Preparing to see The Seagull starring Cate Blanchett in London. I have read only a few plays, and it's always an interesting experience. I usually struggle to concentrate as a lot happens only in a few lines without certain emotional gravity.
I quite enjoyed The Seagull although it's subtle and almost indifferent. Melancholy was the main ingredient of the play. People couldn't be with their loved ones, and they always fell in love with wrong people. No one was seen or understood as who they were. Apparently, it's almost comedic how tragic the characters were.
Now I'm excited to see the version made by the team in Barbican theatre.
I quite enjoyed The Seagull although it's subtle and almost indifferent. Melancholy was the main ingredient of the play. People couldn't be with their loved ones, and they always fell in love with wrong people. No one was seen or understood as who they were. Apparently, it's almost comedic how tragic the characters were.
Now I'm excited to see the version made by the team in Barbican theatre.
polanabear's review against another edition
5.0
Such vivid characters with such rich personalities and backstories. How does he do it in such short form is a feat. It'll linger in your mind for days. Masterpiece.
tomecristi's review against another edition
1.0
The worst Chekhov yet.
Horrible dialog, in-existent subject and very annoying characters.
Horrible dialog, in-existent subject and very annoying characters.
philliryan8's review against another edition
5.0
Okay so technically I didn’t read this but I saw a production of it. But what an extraordinary play! So rife with feeling and despair. Chekhov Spring part 2
elmachogato's review against another edition
i absolutely loved the paragraphs about writing, and nina’s perspective on acting, it felt so like you were talking to chekhov directly
cool_urkel's review against another edition
4.0
Konstantin's play is so funny!
"All is cold, cold. All is void, void, void. All is terrible, terrible."
"What decadent rubbish is this?"
"Mother!"
"All is cold, cold. All is void, void, void. All is terrible, terrible."
"What decadent rubbish is this?"
"Mother!"
emilytcanread's review against another edition
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
jonfaith's review against another edition
4.0
How easy it is, Doctor, to be a philosopher on paper and, how difficult in real life.
The Seagull was a delightful exploration of binary contrasts, a meditation rocking the countryside as a mélange of folk gather by the shore of a lake for some Slavic R&R: adultery and suicide. I am only kidding. Echoing Hemingway, one would imagine all of Mother Rus hanging themselves judging by the pages of its marvelous literature. The contrast between urban and rural is explored as is the space between art and labor. Regret happens to ruminate and the servants receive a whole ruble to divide amongst themselves. There's a play-within-the-play which somehow struck me as did Bergman's Through A Glass Darkly and everyone appears to be quoting Hamlet. Substitute a sea gull for an albatross and pen a portrait of the artist (or author) as lecher and Bob's your uncle (but not Vanya).
The Seagull was a delightful exploration of binary contrasts, a meditation rocking the countryside as a mélange of folk gather by the shore of a lake for some Slavic R&R: adultery and suicide. I am only kidding. Echoing Hemingway, one would imagine all of Mother Rus hanging themselves judging by the pages of its marvelous literature. The contrast between urban and rural is explored as is the space between art and labor. Regret happens to ruminate and the servants receive a whole ruble to divide amongst themselves. There's a play-within-the-play which somehow struck me as did Bergman's Through A Glass Darkly and everyone appears to be quoting Hamlet. Substitute a sea gull for an albatross and pen a portrait of the artist (or author) as lecher and Bob's your uncle (but not Vanya).