Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke to star in new version of 'The Seagull'

Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke will reunite on The Seagull, having recently completed filming on Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag.

Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke will star in Duncan Macmillan and Thomas Ostermeier’s new version of Chekhov’s The Seagull. Performances start at the Barbican in London in February 2025.

Oscar and BAFTA winner Blanchett (Thor: Ragnorok, Carol, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Notes on a Scandal, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy, The Talented Mr Ripley) will play Arkadina, while Burke (Rosmersholm, Macbeth, The Crown) has been cast as Trigorin. The production reunites the pair, who have recently completed filming on Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag.

Thomas Ostermeier, who also directs, said, “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.”

Full cast and creative team is yet to be announced.

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Photo credit: Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke. (Photos by Tom Munro and Rhys Frampton)