Seagull

A family comes together in their holiday home. You follow their dreams and desires, but also see their sadness and jealousy. The young people try to make their own voices heard, but the older generation prefers to keep everything as it is. Director Nina Spijkers brings Chekhov's comedy Seagull to life in a new way. You will see, among others, Jaap Spijkers, Tamar van den Dop, Emma Buysse and Alex Hendrickx in a painfully recognisable clash between two generations.

Clash between two generations A young, ambitious writer (Emma Buysse) presents her first play, her boyfriend (Alex Hendrickx) plays the lead. Together, they want to change the world with their play. Her father and his girlfriend (Jaap Spijkers and Tamar van den Dop), themselves famous actors and writers, prefer to keep everything as it was. Is there room for a new voice, or will the earlier generation keep the door closed?

Old plays, new roles As with the classics The Taming of the Shrew and Coriolanus, director Nina Spijkers opts for a gender swap of some key roles: "By having women play men's roles and vice versa, a 130-year-old play feels like it was written yesterday. It remains Chekhov's words, but now with even more powerful women's roles and more entries for humour."

Alive and dangerously funny Director Nina Spijkers shows how alive and dangerously funny Chekhov can be with a bold new look: "Chekhov is one of my favourite writers because he is perhaps the best dissecter of the human soul who ever wrote for the stage. He called his play a comedy. I feel very much like capturing that lightness on stage."

This show will feature a free pre-show at 19:15. Please do order free tickets. Then we know you will be there!

GA! classics This show is part of the GA! classics series - for anyone who resolves to go more often each year and likes to see, taste, experience something new. Four Great Big Hall performances selected by programmer Wieke Vrijhoef. She promises you a Great Evening. So do it. Order the series here!