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  • Venue Marylebone Theatre, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 11 October 2025
  • Running time Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 12+

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Acclaimed Russian director Alexander Molochnikov directs Seagull: True Story this autumn at the Marylebone Theatre in London.

Following a successful Off-Broadway run at La Mama, Seagull: True Story is a wildly inventive, darkly comic and politically charged remix of Chekhov’s classic drama The Seagull.

An all-star cast includes multi award-winning Lithuanian actress Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė (Burnt by the Sun, Mission Impossible), and Daniel Boyd (Farm Hall, House of the Dragon).

Created and directed by award-winning Russian director Alexander Molochnikov, and written by Eli Rarey, Seagull: True Story is inspired by recent events in Molochnikov’s own life: Molochnikov left Russia in 2022 after speaking out against Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He cannot return home.

This bold and playful theatrical experience is full of comedic mayhem, using song, multimedia, absurdist humour and layered meta-theatre to explore the fragility of art, identity and freedom under authoritarian regimes.

Seagull: True Story is playing at the Marylebone Theatre from 5 September to 11 October 2025.

Seagull: True Story at Marylebone Theatre London - The company in rehearsal. Photo by Mark Senior

The company in rehearsal. Photo by Mark Senior

When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine casts a shadow of censorship over Kon’s free-spirited reimagining of Chekhov’s The Seagull, the production is stripped down to a state-approved shell of its former self. Desperate to save his vision and his livelihood, Kon flees to New York. Torn between his Russian roots and a confounding American paradise, he tries to redefine himself as an artist, only to discover that regaining true freedom takes more than just a few thousand miles…

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Who is in the cast of Seagull: True Story?

Starring Ingeborga Dapkūnaitė as Olga, Andrey Burkovskiy as MC & Barry, Quentin Lee Moore as Ivan & Jack, Elan Zafir as Anton and Sorry, Stella Baker as Nico, Keshet Pratt as Pickle, Ohad Mazor as Dmitri, Myles McCabe III as Sasha, and Daniel Boyd as Kon.

Who are the creative team of Seagull: True Story?

  • Creator & Director: Alexander Molochnikov

  • Writer: Eli Rarey

  • Set Designer: Alexander Shishkin

  • Costume Designer: Kristina Kharlashkina

  • Lighting Designers: Brian H. Scott, Sam Saliba

  • Composer: Fedor Zhuravlev‍

  • Lyrics by: Noize MC‍

  • Choreographer: Ohad Mazor‍

  • Produced by MART and Wild Yak

Venue Information

Marylebone Theatre , Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road , London, NW1 6XT

Nearest Tube or Train: Baker Street (underground), London Marylebone (train)

Nearest Buses: 13, 113, 139, 189, 274, N113

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Seagull: True Story is playing at the Marylebone Theatre in London
The running time of Seagull: True Story is Approx. 2 hours 30 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for Seagull: True Story are: 12+
Yes, Seagull: True Story has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
No, sorry, Seagull: True Story has now completed its run and is no longer on sale.

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