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The Seagull

Chekhov and Beckett Grace Los Angeles Stages

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.27.2012 | Arts
Read More: Mark Taper Forum, Michael Arabian, Alan Mandell, Waiting for Godot, James Cromwell, Antaeus, Drama, The Seagull, Theatre, Theater, Gregory Itzin, Beckett, Chekov, Andrew Traister, Barry McGovern, Arts News
Hoyt Hilsman

In a memorable production of Chekhov's The Seagull, presented by the Antaeus Company, a marvelous ensemble of classical actors based in LA, director Andrew J. Traister captures the brilliance and realism of Chekhov's rendition of the plight of humanity.

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All the World's a Stage: The Sesquicentennial of Anton Chekhov's Birth

James Scarborough | Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts
Read More: Theatre Des Abbesses, The Goodman Theatre, Anton Chekhov, Nick Ormerod, Declan Donnellan, The Seagull, Anton Tchekjov, Robert Falls, The Three Sisters, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, La Noce, Vladimir Pankov, Arts News
James Scarborough

For anyone who takes inspiration from one Muse or another and has wondered how to compartmentalize that pursuit with other dreary and more pedestrian ...

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Katy Hall

Carey Mulligan Gets 'An Education' In Movie Stardom

HuffingtonPost.com | Katy Hall | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Peter Sarsgaard, Shia LeBoeuf, Nick-Hornby, An Education, The Seagull, Carey-Mulligan, Film, Pride and Prejudice, Video, Entertainment News

British newcomer Carey Mulligan is already drawing Oscar buzz and Audrey Hepburn comparisons for her performance in 'An Education,' a small Sundance f...

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Nothing Is Beautiful Unless it Is Serious

Amitava Kumar | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Broadway, Chekhov, Theater, Reviews, Amitava Kumar, Kristin Scott Thomas, The Seagull, Entertainment News
Amitava Kumar

When it was first performed in 1896, in Petersburg, The Seagull was a disaster. But the actors in this new production of the play by the Royal Court Theatre, are magnificent.

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The Seagull Revisited: What's So Great About Kristin Scott Thomas?

Pamela Newton | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: I've Loved You So Long, Chekov, Ian Rickson, Kristin Scott Thomas, The Seagull, Arkadina, Entertainment News
Pamela Newton

Scott Thomas is just too young and beautiful to be believed as a fading anything. Her girlish charm was out of joint with her character's panic over losing her boyfriend to a younger woman.

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Peter Sarsgaard Rejects Hipsters, Embraces Chekhov On Broadway

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Peter Sarsgaard, The Seagull, Theater, Broadway, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — Peter Sarsgaard wants to meet in a coffee bar in Brooklyn, but balks when he gets there. It's crowded with 30-somethings in carefull...

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