Cate Blanchett & Tom Burke to star in Chekhov’s The Seagull
Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions have announced that Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke will star in Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier’s new version of Chekhov’s masterpiece The Seagull. Also directed by Ostermeier, the production will play a limited 6 week run at the Barbican Theatre from February 2025.
Tickets starts at £20, and for every performance, there are over 100 tickets at that price.
The Seagull marks a return to the Barbican stage for Cate Blanchett following her performance in Botho Strauss’ Big and Small (Gross und Klein), in 2012, adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Benedict Andrews for Sydney Theatre Company (STC), where Blanchett was co-Artistic Director alongside Andrew Upton. Early in their tenure at STC they welcomed Thomas Ostermeier to the company with his acclaimed production of Hamlet as part of Sydney Festival.
The production reunites Blanchett and Burke who have recently completed filming on Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag; and also reunites Ostermeier with Wessex Grove, who collaborated earlier this year on the director’s West End debut – An Enemy of the People with Matt Smith.
Thomas Ostermeier said today, “I have known and admired Cate for many years, and to see her on stage is always a privilege. I am thrilled that we will make our first artistic collaboration with this production of The Seagull at the Barbican, and that London will experience this once-in-a-generation actress in one of the greatest theatrical roles of Arkadina. I’m also very pleased to be forging a new artistic relationship with Tom Burke, who will play the role of Trigorin.”
ON SALE DATES:
7 October 10am Barbican Patrons Priority
4pm Barbican Members Plus Priority
8 October 10am Barbican Members Priority
12pm Wessex Grove Priority
9 October 10am Public booking opens
Audiences are invited to sign up for more information about The Seagull at www.theseagullplay.co.uk
Full cast and creative team will be announced shortly.
Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions
in association with the Barbican
present
THE SEAGULL
By Anton Chekhov
A new version by Duncan Macmillan & Thomas Ostermeier
Conceived & Directed by Thomas Ostermeier
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.
Cate Blanchett plays Arkadina.
Tom Burke plays Trigorin.
Listings Information THE SEAGULL
Barbican Centre
Silk St London EC2Y 8DS