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Sheila Ballantine obituary

Actor with a long career that included Joe Orton’s Loot, an Alan Ayckbourn trilogy and seasons at the Old Vic and the National

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10

Standard Theatre Awards winner Cate Blanchett: ‘Theatre is not sacred — it’s why I feel so alive on stage'

Winner of the Lebedev Award for her performance in The Seagull at the Barbican, Cate Blanchett reflects on the unique qualities of the theatre

Evening Standard · Mar 26

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 · Mar 16, 2025

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 · Jan 20, 2025

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’

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

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 · Aug 22, 2024

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

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022