 The production won two 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play.His acclaimed Chichester Festival Theatre productions of "Platonov", "Ivanov" and "The Seagull" by Anton Chekhov - in a new version by David Hare - played at the National Theatre, London, in 2016.Following his departure from the Almeida, Kent started directing operas.