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THE SEAGULL

The Seagull

Cate Blanchett and Tom Burke make their return to the stage in Thomas Ostermeier's new production of Chekhov’s THE SEAGULL.

Cate Blanchett stars as Arkadina, a celebrated actress whose larger-than-life presence dominates both the stage and her personal relationships. Arriving at her family's country estate for the weekend, she finds herself caught in a storm of conflicting desires. Her playwright son, Konstantin (Kodi Smit-McPhee), struggles to step out of her shadow as he pursues his own artistic ambitions and her lover Trigorin (Tom Burke) becomes the object of affection for the aspiring young actress Nina (Emma Corrin).

As their lives entwine and they each grapple with their desires, ambitions, and disappointments, Chekhov's timeless story unfolds in a gripping tale of vanity, power and sacrifices made in the name of art.

This new adaptation by Duncan Macmillan (People Places & Things) and Thomas Ostermeier (An Enemy of the People) runs for six weeks only.

Barbican Patrons and Members receive priority access to book tickets. We anticipate that this benefit will be popular for this show.

Whilst we proudly offer priority access to our Patrons and then Members, the number of tickets available with any priority booking period is capped for each performance, to enable fair access to tickets for everyone – including the general public.

All bookings will be capped at a maximum of 4 tickets.

Premier Patrons, Principal Patrons, and Director's Circle Patrons also get the opportunity to access tickets for sold-out shows.

We can never guarantee that you’ll be successful for booking tickets during the priority period as the allocation may become exhausted very quickly, especially for THE SEAGULL as we anticipate a very high demand for tickets by Members and the general public.

Further tickets will be released at a later date. Subscribe to our email newsletter for updates.

A maximum of 4 tickets per booking.

 

Priority Booking

Mon 7 Oct
10am-1pm: Premier Patrons, Principal Patrons and Director’s Circle Patrons Priority 
1pm - 4pm: Barbican Patrons Priority
4pm: Barbican Members Plus Priority

Tue 8 Oct
10am: Barbican Members Priority
4pm: Wessex Grove Priority

Wed 9 Oct
10am: Public booking opens

Running time: approximately 2 hours 30 minutes with an interval 

Age guidance: 12+

Audio described performance, Tue 18 Mar 
Touch tour at 6pm

Captioned performance, Wed 19 Mar

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Please note: We recommend booking tickets online for best availability. If you need to contact the Box Office we have extended our phone lines for The Seagull as follows:

Monday 7th: 10:00 - 20:00

Tuesday 8th: 10:00 - 17:30

Wednesday 9th: 10:00 - 17:30

Thursday 10th: 10:00 - 17:30

Friday 11th: 10:00 - 17:30

The Box Office number is: 020 7870 2500. 

 

Presented by Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions in association with the Barbican.

Patrons get first access to Priority Booking for THE SEAGULL with no booking fees added.

A maximum of 4 tickets per booking. 

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Barbican Members get access to Priority Booking for THE SEAGULL with no booking fees added.

A maximum of 4 tickets per booking.

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£15 tickets on Monday-Thursday performances. 

Subject to availability. 

Wheelchair spaces, free companion seats may now be booked online.    
Please select the relevant preferences on the access registration page during your booking so we can provide you with the correct information and discounts.    

Booking a wheelchair space:
Select a seat displaying the wheelchair user icon and then select wheelchair user ticket type. The ticket will be priced at the lowest price for that event. If you need an essential companion, please select the E icon next to the wheelchair space you have selected.    

Booking essential companion tickets:
Please select at least two tickets and one of them will be automatically discounted to zero in the basket.    

Booking British Sign Language or Captioned Seats:
Select seats in the area appropriate to your needs.    

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*Excludes £4 booking fee
Ticket prices for this performance may be adjusted over time in response to demand

These accessibility provisions are available for this event. Please visit our help centre for extra guidance when booking these tickets.

Audio described
Captioned

Priority Booking for Patrons and Members

Get early access to the best seats in the house for THE SEAGULL and enjoy plenty more benefits including no booking fees.

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