London Aldwych Theatre – The Seagull – 1970 – Moscow Russia

Date 26/05/1970

A programme from the Aldwych Theatre, London, dated 26 May 1970, for The Sea Gull performed by the Moscow Art Theatre company, complete with the used theatre ticket, newspaper review cuttings and an insert sheet.

Chekhov’s play of art, love and disappointment is inseparable from the Moscow Art Theatre, whose 1898 production turned it into a triumph.

A remarkable piece of international theatre memorabilia and an outstanding theatre programme with its supporting ephemera.

Did you know?

• The Moscow Art Theatre adopted a seagull as its emblem in honour of the play.
• Visiting foreign companies came to the Aldwych through Peter Daubeny’s World Theatre Seasons in the 1960s and 1970s.
• The Aldwych was the London home of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1960 to 1982.

SKU: T01860