Chekhov's classic bird updates entertainingly, even if lopsidedly, as a play for todayThe awful mother, the celebrity-obsessed teenager, the mediocre old writer who wants some young sex in his life " there are motifs in Chekhov's The Seagull that fly merrily from one century to another, and Simon Stephens and Sean Holmes' new modern-dress update for the Lyric, starring Lesley Sharp, is fresh and accomplished,Â�…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 02:33PM on October 13, 2017