"It is all too easy to be cynical when movie stars turn to theatre," said Houman Barekat in The New York Times, especially as ...

By Demetrios Matheou While 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 ...

Cate Blanchett returns to the London stage in the critically acclaimed piece, described by WhatsOnStage’s Sarah Crompton as “superb” and “a magnificent adaptation”, and we were on hand to chat to the ...

Does his crack cast captivate the critics? Do the reviewers rave about this revival of The Seagull? Fergus Morgan rounds up the reviews... Chekhov’s play focuses on a group of unhappy ...

Cate Blanchett can — and does, in Thomas Ostermeier’s terrific new staging of The Seagull. She also tap dances. It’s a dazzling performance at the heart of a superbly acted production ...

So when Cate Blanchett rolled into town for a new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “The Seagull,” at the Barbican Theater, a little trepidation could be forgiven. But Blanchett is different.

Does his crack cast captivate the critics? Do the reviewers rave about this revival of The Seagull? Chekhov’s play focuses on a group of unhappy aristocrats residing in a deteriorating rural ...