The Seagull

The Seagull is a 1959 Australian television play based on the 1896 play by Anton Chekhov. Filmed in Sydney it stars Thelma Scott and was produced and adapted by Royston Morley. Plot In 1895 a vain and selfish actress, Irina, clashes with her son Konstantin who wants to be a writer. Her lover is Trigorin. Irinia lives at the estate of her brother Sorin. Cast Thelma Scott as Irina Arkadina William Job as Konstantin Roderick Walker as Trigorin Delia Williams as Nina, Konstantin's love Gordon Glenwright as Sorin, Irinia's brother Walter Pym as Ilya, Sorin's steward Anne Bullen as Polina Rilla Stephens Henry Gilbert as Yevgeny Dorn, a doctor Frank Taylor as Semyon, a school master Rilla Stephens as Masha the steward's daughter Production The show was recorded live in Sydney. Roderick Walker was an English actor. It was the first TV appearance for him, William Job and Thelma Scott; Job and Scott recently returned home after time overseas. Job went on to appear in Hamlet for Royston Morley.