Playing works when ran with mono debug

Aurora.gtk/Program.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using LibVLCSharp.Forms.Shared;
 using Xamarin.Forms;
 using Xamarin.Forms.Platform.GTK;
 using Xamarin.Forms.Platform.GTK.Helpers;
@@ -11,7 +12,12 @@ namespace Aurora.gtk
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             Gtk.Application.Init();
-            Forms.Init();
+            LibVLCSharpFormsRenderer.Init();
+
+            // For some reason, Xamarin does not pick the LibVLCSharp.Form.Platforms.Gtk assembly as a renderer assembly. 
+            // Add it manually.
+            global::Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init(new[] { typeof(LibVLCSharp.Forms.Platforms.GTK.VideoViewRenderer).Assembly });
+
 
             if (PlatformHelper.GetGTKPlatform() == GTKPlatform.Windows)
             {