Wessex Grove Plans New York Version Of Cate Blanchett's 'The Seagull'

EXCLUSIVE : Adorning the office wall of Benjamin Lowy and Emily Vaughan-Barratt’s Wessex Grove theatrical production company is a selection of esoteric images featuring Cate Blanchett , Emma Corrin, Kodi Smith McPhee, and Tom Burke in Chekhov’s The Seagull .

The Thomas Ostermeier-directed adaptation at the Barbican, London, was a sold-out critical sensation earlier this year, and Wessex Grove’s lead producers — who spent years developing it — hope to transfer the show to New York “maybe” in Spring 2027, says Vaughan-Barratt, cautiously.

“It’s dealing with everybody’s diaries and schedules,” Vaughan-Barratt sighs. “It’s not straightforward,” she shrugs. “No, not when you have this level of actors,” adds Lowy.

They would want to “take everybody if we could,” says Vaughan-Barratt