The play has been written and directed by Mohammad Mir-Ali Akbari, who has changed the setting. In his adaptation, the story happens in Bandar Anzali in the north of Iran and deals with complex relationships of some theater and cinema artists.

The cast includes Hossein Kashfi-Asl, Iman Mir-Hashemi, Mohsen Mirzakhani, Leila Shir-Mohammadi, Sharareh Ashouri, Mehran Moradi, Sheida Pahlavan, and Peyman Mohseni among others.

The original play by the Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov was written in 1895. 'The Seagull' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays.

The play deals with lost opportunities and the clash between generations. The main characters, all artists, are guests at a country estate. They are Mme Arkadina, a middle-aged actress; her lover, Trigorin, a successful writer; her son Konstantin, a writer; and Nina, a young aspiring actress whom Konstantin loves.

Like Chekhov's other full-length plays, “The Seagull” relies upon an ensemble cast of diverse, fully-developed characters. In contrast to the melodrama of mainstream 19th-century theatre, lurid actions (such as Konstantin's suicide attempts) are not shown onstage. Characters tend to speak in subtext rather than directly. The character Trigorin is considered one of Chekhov's greatest male roles.

This is Mir-Ali Akbari’s fourth adaptation of Chekhov’s works. Previously, the Iranian director had staged Iranian versions of 'Cherry Orchard,' 'Uncle Vanya,' and 'Three Sisters', Tehran Times.

The 80-minute play will remain on stage for a month at Iranshahr Theater, located in Artists Park on North Mousavi Street, Taleqani Street.