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The week in theatre: The Seagull; Punch – review

Cate Blanchett is magnetic – and maddening – as faded actor Arkadina in Chekhov’s supreme play about writers. Plus, James Graham’s bracing real-life drama of actions and consequences hits home

The Guardian - UK

Cate Blanchett soars in the Barbican’s utterly engrossing update of Chekov’s The Seagull

4/5 Tom Burke and Emma Corrin also star in this three-hour production of the classic play that’s languid, thoughtful, and often hilarious

The Independent UK

Cate Blanchett gives verdict on whether celebrity-led plays are ruining the West End

‘It’s about how that person is used,’ the actor said

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Cate Blanchett and Emma Corrin pictured in rehearsals for London play

Photos from the rehearsals also show Tom Burke playing Blanchett’s lover Trigorin, and Sex Education star Tanya Reynolds in the role of Masha.

Evening Standard

Cate Blanchett ‘distressed’ that #MeToo movement never ‘took root’ in Hollywood

‘There’s so much that is bewildering and heartbreaking and enraging,’ the actor said

The Independent UK

In The Seagull, Cate Blanchett and Thomas Ostermeier could make small details seismic

The Oscar winner stars in the German director’s production of the Chekhov classic where ‘everything is open to interpretation’

The Guardian - UK

Cate Blanchett to return to the stage for first time in six years

Oscar-winning actor will star alongside Tom Burke in Anton Chekhov’s ‘The Seagull’

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Cate Blanchett returning to London stage in The Seagull at the Barbican

It follows another production of The Seagull in London two years ago, which starred Game of Thrones actress Emilia Clarke

Evening Standard

The Seagull, Harold Pinter Theatre: Game of Thrones star’s West End debut doesn’t half drag-on

Indira Varma is excellent, but this self-referential rewrite of Chekhov’s 1895 play feels slow and self-indulgent

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