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The London Barbican Theatre’s scintillating production of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is setting course for New York in 2026, ...
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‘The Seagull' Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Leads a First-Class Ensemble in Glorious Chekhov AdaptationWhile Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty, moping, lovelorn ...
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The Seagull at the Barbican review: is Cate Blanchett's performance the year's best?What’s the point of theatre? It’s the question that director Thomas Ostermeier - once the enfant terrible of German theatre, who famously said that directors over 40 should stop working ...
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Cate Blanchett soars in the Barbican’s utterly engrossing update of Chekov’s The SeagullIn German director Thomas Ostermeier’s engrossing update of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, moody aspiring playwright Konstantin rages against an establishment that won’t appreciate his talents.
Cate Blanchett, however, is a stage veteran; and in Thomas Ostermeier's "ingenious" production of Chekhov's "The Seagull" – a new version adapted by Ostermeier and playwright Duncan Macmillan ...
New perspectives. New forms.” There is some irony to his lament, coming from a star-driven adaptation (by German director Thomas Ostermeier and English playwright Duncan Macmillan) of a Chekhov ...
What is a Person," which I saw in Naples. I mean, it's by someone who is very accomplished. But I wasn't familiar with his ...
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