new video loaded: The Loudest ‘Seagull’ Is Almost Entirely Silent
Performed in Flemish Sign Language, “[seagull]” revisits Anton Chekhov’s play with a cast of hearing and deaf actors. Our chief theater critic, Helen Shaw, met with the play’s director and lead actress at the Edinburgh International Festival.
By Helen Shaw, Léo Hamelin and Fraser Rice
August 21, 2026