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The Seagull review " the setting is the star as Chekhov comes to Galway

by Helen Meany

Coole Park, GalwayLady Augusta Gregory's former home is an apt backdrop for this transposition of the play to 1880s Ireland Druid Theatre Company's outdoor setting of Thomas Kilroy's Chekhov adaptation is perfectly chosen for its historical resonances. Coole Park, the former estate of Lady Augusta Gregory, playwright, folklorist and co-founder of the Abbey theatre, is an apt backdrop to Kilroy's elegant transposition…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:48am on August 12, 2021