THE SEAGULL

About the show

As the first lockdown of March 2020 hits Australia, Irene Nicholson, a beloved icon of the Australian stage, takes her son and new boyfriend to her family's property along the Bellingen river. But as beautiful as their own quarantine appears on the outside it soon devolves into a crushing routine of bad postmodern backyard theatre, love triangles and the usual middle class malaise. Celebrating KXT's 10-Year Anniversary, Montague Basement returns with a poignant and hilarious new adaptation of Chekhov's most beloved play, written by Saro Lusty-Cavallari. Set against the backdrop of the recent Covid years, this bold reimagination is an urgent reflection on Australian theatre, and a rallying cry for its future.