B9

Tom Stoppard – The Seagull

(adapted by Tom Stoppard from the original by Anton Chekhov)

B9 a. UK Edition

1. First Edition

Faber and Faber. Published June 1997. Paperback. 1 blank, [i], title, [iv] introduction, [i], 71 pages numbered 1-71, 4 blanks. Pages 197mm x 124mm. Front: dark blue with a white graphical representation of a seagull and above in white ‘(ff logo) PLAYS | Anton Chekhov | The Seagull | a new version by | Tom Stoppard’. ISBN 0-571-19270-X. Price on back cover £6.99.

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B9 b. USA Edition

1. First American Reprint

Faber and Faber. Published August 2001. Paperback. [i], title, [iv] introduction, [iv], 71 pages numbered 1-71, [ii]. Pages 210mm x 136mm. Front: a pointillist image of a flying seagull in orange and two shades of blue with in white ‘Anton | Chekhov | The | Seagull | A New Version by | Tom | Stoppard’. ISBN 0-571-19270-X. Price on back cover $12.00.

Note: Both the UK first and USA reprint have the same ISBN. The USA edition states that it is a reprint yet the number line for impressions starts with a 1 (see photos).

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Theatrical Performances

UK Premiere: 28th April 1997 at The Old Vic, London
USA Premiere: 27th May 1998 at the Theatre Four, New York