Willem Dafoe on His First Venice Biennale Theater Program, With Whirling Dervishes and a Homage to Avant-Garde Icon Richard Foreman (That He Will Perform Himself)
Body is Poetry” is the title chosen by Willem Dafoe for his first edition as artistic director of the Venice Biennale’s ...
Willem Dafoe Sets Venice Theater Festival Program, Including ‘Pinocchio,’ and He Will Perform, Too
The star unveiled his first lineup as artistic director of the Venice Biennale: "My impulse was to present pieces that ...
The Seagull: Cate Blanchett leads 'powerhouse ensemble' in Chekhov classic
Cate Blanchett, however, is a stage veteran; and in Thomas Ostermeier's "ingenious" production of Chekhov's "The Seagull" – a new version adapted by Ostermeier and playwright Duncan Macmillan – she ...
Cate Blanchett soars in the Barbican’s utterly engrossing update of Chekov’s The Seagull
Tom Burke and Emma Corrin also star in this three-hour production of the classic play that’s languid, thoughtful, and often hilarious ...
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The Seagull at the Barbican review: is Cate Blanchett's performance the year's best?
What’s the point of theatre? It’s the question that director Thomas Ostermeier - once the enfant terrible of German theatre, who famously said that directors over 40 should stop working ...
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‘The Seagull' Theater Review: Cate Blanchett Leads a First-Class Ensemble in Glorious Chekhov Adaptation
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, moping, lovelorn ...
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The Seagull
The great Cate Blanchett returns to the stage in a new version of the Chekhov classic from German auteur Thomas Ostermeier ...