How did that happen?
Priyanga Burford wears a Bottega Veneta coat.
Paul Higgins wears an Emporio Armani coat.

Emma Corrin wears a Jil Sander by Lucie & Luke Meier jacquard shirt and trousers. Erdem shoes. Valentino Garavani gloves. Cate Blanchett wears a Gabriela Hearst jacket. Bettter trousers. Le Silla shoes.Fashion Editor: Harry Lambert.
Cate Blanchett wears a Louis Vuitton jacket and jumpsuit.
Tom Burke wears a Paul Smith coat and shirt.
Hawes & Curtis tie.

From left: Paul Bazely wears a Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello vest, shirt, trousers, shoes, and tie. Priyanga Burford wears a Bottega Veneta coat. Jimmy Choo shoes. Calzedonia tights. Paul Higgins wears an Emporio Armani coat. Edward Sexton suit. Emma Willis shirt. Manolo Blahnik shoes. Husbands tie. Tanya Reynolds wears a Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello trouser suit, shirt, shoes, tie, and earrings. Cate Blanchett wears a Louis Vuitton jacket and jumpsuit. Gianvito Rossi shoes. Calzedonia tights. Tom Burke wears a Paul Smith coat and shirt. Edward Sexton suit. Giuseppe Zanotti shoes. Hawes & Curtis tie.
I ask, audibly sceptical.
Its worse than nothing.
Nina, however, is less interested in Konstantin romantically than she is enamoured with Trigorin.

Blanchett wears a Louis Vuitton coat. Karma Gloves gloves. Tights and shoes, as before. Kodi Smit-McPhee wears an embellished trouser suit and jersey vest from Simone Rocha.
Blanchett wears a Louis Vuitton coat.
Tights and shoes, as before.
Kodi Smit-McPhee wears an embellished trouser suit and jersey vest from Simone Rocha.

Polo Ralph Lauren wool blazer. Hodakova dress. Church’s shoes. Calzedonia socks.
On and on and on.
Its depressing, butbut!the absurdity of that egocentricity, the jealousy and the vanity…
He half grimaces, half grins.

Blanchett wears a Carven top and leggings. Jimmy Choo shoes. Schiaparelli earrings. Burke wears a Studio Nicholson coat. Turnbull & Asser vest. Hawes & Curtis shirt. Nanushka trousers. Paul Smith loafers and tie.
Its also kind of hilarious, no?
Its since traveled to some 32 cities and cemented Ostermeiers renown as the enfant terrible of theatrical gesamtkunstwerks.
Polo Ralph Lauren wool blazer.

Bottega Veneta coat, blazer, shirt, and tie. The Frankie Shop trousers. Grenson shoes.
Therell be no place to hide, Thomas tells me.
Still, he says, he has every faith in his cast.
Only I can fuck it up, he concludes, then breaks into a full-throated laugh.

Corrin wears a Steve O Smith appliquéd skirt suit. By Far shoes. Calzedonia socks. Paula Rowan gloves. Smit-McPhee wears a Saint Laurent By Anthony Vaccarello grain de poudre tuxedo suit, poplin shirt with butterfly collar, and shoes.
Blanchett wears a Carven top and leggings.
Burke wears a Studio Nicholson coat.
Turnbull & Asser vest.

Burford wears an SS Daley wool coat, shirt, and tie. Paris Texas slingbacks. Calzedonia socks. Reynolds wears a Prada jacket, top, skirt, and shoes. Calzedonia socks.
Hawes & Curtis shirt.
Paul Smith loafers and tie.
They were engaged before the run had even finished.

Corrin wears a McQueen waistcoat, tuxedo shirt, and silk-chiffon skirt. Gianvito Rossi shoes. Cartier earrings (throughout). Watkins wears a Dolce & Gabbana wool suit and shirt. Carmina Shoemaker shoes. Hart wears a Bottega Veneta wool trouser suit and shirt. Grenson shoes. Smit-McPhee wears a Prada wool sweater and gaberdine trousers. Grenson shoes.
Bottega Veneta coat, blazer, shirt, and tie.
The Frankie Shop trousers.
In Blanchetts mind, shes a theater actor before anything elseand no one constructs a scene quite like Chekhov.
I never, ever thought or expected to make films, she says, thoughtfully.
That was my first job.
I wasnt that girl and so I just went, Oh, Im a theater actor, I guess.
Corrins Nina will be similarly mercurial.
Corrin wears a Steve O Smith appliqued skirt suit.
Burford wears an SS Daley wool coat, shirt, and tie.
Reynolds wears a Prada jacket, top, skirt, and shoes.
(Hart, in particular, is delighted.
Some straightforward play about a normal person.)
Thats why its so momentous.
Corrin wears a McQueen waistcoat, tuxedo shirt, and silk-chiffon skirt.
Cartier earrings (throughout).
Watkins wears a Dolce & Gabbana wool suit and shirt.
Hart wears a Bottega Veneta wool trouser suit and shirt.
Smit-McPhee wears a Prada wool sweater and gaberdine trousers.
Chekhov recognized this emotional flip-flop and thats why its such a relief to watch his plays in the theater.
The Seagullwill beat the Barbicanfrom February 26 to April 5.
In this story: hair, Mari Ohashi.
Blanchetts hair, Declan Sheils.
Makeup, Marie Bruce.
Blanchetts makeup, Janeen Witherspoon.
Nails, Trish Lomax.
Blanchetts nails, Robbie Tomkins.
Set design, Miguel Bento.
Production, North Six.
Digital artwork, Imagine.