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THE SEAGULL

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Cate Blanchett poses wearing silver sunglasses while standing in amongst flowers and lights.

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

Cate 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 in a storm of conflicting desires. Her playwright son, Konstantin (Kodi Smit-McPhee), struggles to step out of her shadow as he pursues his own artistic ambitions and her lover Trigorin (Tom Burke) becomes the object of affection for the aspiring young actress Nina (Emma Corrin).

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 sacrifices made in the name of art.

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

Tagged with: Theatre & dance

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Running time: approximately 3 hours (including an interval)

Latecomers will only be admitted at approx. 42 minutes after the start

Age guidance: 12+ 
For more information about the themes in this show, see our Content Warnings and Support page.

This performance contains smoking, vaping, haze & smoke effects, flashing lights, the sound of gunshot and loud sound effects.

Audio described performance, Tue 18 Mar 
Touch tour at 6pm

Captioned performance, Wed 19 Mar

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An audio introduction, large text cast list and large text introduction are available here. Provided by VocalEyes.

 

Presented by Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions in association with the Barbican.

Please note that the appearance of any particular cast member cannot be guaranteed in the unforeseen event of illness or other circumstances beyond our control.

Image by Richard Lakos (Creative Director Oliver Rosser and Art Direction and Design by Feast Creative).

Creative team

Adapted by Duncan Macmillan
Directed and adapted by Thomas Ostermeier
Magda Willi Set Designer
Marg Horwell Costume Designer
Bruno Poet Lighting Designer
Tom Gibbons Sound Designer
Jim Carnahan CSA Casting
Liz Fraser CSA Casting
Maja Zade Dramaturg
Alice Wordsworth Associate Director
Oliver Hurst Assistant Director

Cast

Paul Bazely Evgeny Dorn
Cate Blanchett Irina Arkádina
Priyanga Burford Polina Shamrayev
Tom Burke Alexander Trigorin
Emma Corrin Nina Zaréchnaya
Zachary Hart Simon Medvedenko
Paul Higgins Ilya Shamrayev
Tanya Reynolds Masha Shamrayev
Kodi Smit-McPhee Konstantin Treplev
Jason Watkins Peter Sorin

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