Complex sentence: In 1970 Cottrell directed his own translation of "The Seagull", with Lila Kedrova as Madame Arkadina; and in 1974 he directed the young Ian Charleson as "Hamlet".
Split into simpler sentences: In 1970 Cottrell directed his own translation of "The Seagull", with Lila Kedrova as Madame Arkadina. In 1974 he directed the young Ian Charleson as "Hamlet".