The Seagull tickets

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

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.

One woman is desperate for fame, and a way out of the life she’s living. One’s spending his days pining for the woman of his dreams. One has success, but longs for a sense of achievement. One wants to fight against times changing, whether for the better or worse. When these four unhappy dreamers are isolated together in the countryside with nowhere left to go, their only remaining choice is to turn against each other.