Skip to content
Opens in a new window
Seagull

Public domain audiobook

Seagull

by Anton Chekhov

English· 2:07:37· 5 chapters
The Seagull (Russian: Чайка, Chayka) is the first of what are generally considered to be the four major plays by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov. The play was written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading leading lady Irina Arkadina, her son the experimental playwright Konstantin Treplyov, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin. (Wikipedia)


Cast:

Irina Arkadina, an actress: Ruth Golding

Constantine Treplieff, her son: mb

Peter Sorin, her brother: Glenn Simonsen

Nina Zarietchnaya, a young girl, the daughter of a rich landowner: Jc Guan

Ilia Shamraeff, the manager of Sorin's estate: John Eddings

Paulina, his wife: TriciaG

Masha, their daughter: Philippa

Boris Trigorin, an author: Derrick George

Eugene Dorn, a doctor: Robert Steiner

Simon Medviedenko, a schoolmaster: Ernst Pattynama

Jacob, a workman: David Muncaster

A cook: Laurie Anne Walden

Stage Directions: Hannah Dowell


Audio edited by mb

LibriVox recordings are public domain in the United States; copyright status may differ elsewhere.

Chapters

  1. Chapter 1

    0 – Dramatis Personae

    01:39
  2. Chapter 2

    1 – Act I

    37:17
  3. Chapter 3

    2 – Act II

    27:11
  4. Chapter 4

    3 – Act III

    26:37
  5. Chapter 5

    4 – Act IV

    34:53