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THE SEAGULL

February 2025
The Seagull

Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.

Blanchett stars as Arkadina, a celebrated actress whose larger-than-life presence dominates both the stage and her personal relationships. Arriving at her family's country estate for the weekend, she finds herself caught up in a storm of conflicting desires. Her playwright son, Konstantin, struggles to step out of her shadow as he pursues his own artistic ambitions and her lover Trigorin, played by Tom Burke, becomes the object of affection for the aspiring young actress Nina.

As their lives entwine and they each grapple with their desires, ambitions, and disappointments, Chekhov's timeless story unfolds in a gripping tale of vanity, power, and the sacrifices made in the name of art.

This new adaptation by Duncan Macmillan (People Places & Things) and Thomas Ostermeier (An Enemy of the People) will run for six weeks only next Spring.

Tagged with: Theatre & dance

Further casting to be announced.

An exciting benefit of Barbican Membership is receiving priority access to book tickets. We anticipate that this benefit will be popular for our upcoming production of THE SEAGULL.

Whilst we proudly offer priority access to Members, the number of tickets available with any priority booking period is capped for each performance, to enable fair access to tickets for everyone – including the general public.

We can never guarantee that you’ll be successful for booking tickets during the priority period as the allocation may become exhausted very quickly, especially for THE SEAGULL as we anticipate a very high demand for tickets by Members and the general public.

Priority Booking


Mon 7 Oct 10am-1pm Premier Patrons, Principal Patrons and Director’s Circle Patrons Priority
Mon 7 Oct 1pm - 4pm Barbican Patrons Priority
Mon 7 Oct 4pm Barbican Members Plus Priority

Tue 8 Oct   10am: Barbican Members Priority
Tue 8 Oct   4pm: Wessex Grove Priority

Wed 9 Oct: 10am Public booking opens

Presented by Wessex Grove in association with the Barbican.

Creative team

Adapted by Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier
Conceived and directed by Thomas Ostermeier

Cast

Cate Blanchett
Tom Burke

Ticket prices

Patrons get first access to Priority Booking for THE SEAGULL with no booking fees added.

Barbican Members get access to Priority Booking for THE SEAGULL with no booking fees added.

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*Excludes £4 booking fee
Ticket prices for this performance may be adjusted over time in response to demand

Priority booking for Members

Get early access to the best seats in the house for THE SEAGULL and enjoy plenty more benefits including no booking fees.
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