Category: Theatre

Cate Blanchett to Star in Big and Small at London’s Barbican Theatre

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett will star in a production of Botho Strauss’ Big and Small (Gross und Klein) at London’s Barbican Theatre. The English language translation, by Martin Crimp, is a production of Sydney Theatre Company of which Blachett...

Cate and Richard Roxburgh Lead Antony and Cleopatra Workshop, Eye Full Scale Production

Is Shakespeare's ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA headed for a high-profile Australian production? In a two-day workshop for Sydney Theatre Company, the lead roles in the classic play were taken on by Richard Roxburgh and Cate Blanchett, respectively, and the Sydney...

Blanchett, Upton Quit STC Roles

ACTOR Cate Blanchett and playwright husband Andrew Upton are to relinquish their roles as co-artistic directors and chief executives of Sydney Theatre Company. The high-profile couple credited with turning around the company's finances during their tenure will step down...

Cate Blanchett to Rule The Stage As Cleopatra?

Having played Elizabeth I and JRR Tolkien's elf queen Galadriel, Cate Blanchett is no stranger to royal roles. Now she could be set to tackle Shakespeare's most famous queen, after workshopping Anthony and Cleopatra in Sydney with British director...

Cate Blanchett on Reviving Theater Classic “Uncle Vanya” for Modern Stage

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Blanchett will Bring UNCLE VANYA to Kennedy Center in August

Awesome news! - thanks Maria for the headups. Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed production of Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Andrew Upton and directed by Tamás Ascher, will tour to the Kennedy Center in Washington, USA, with performances...

Cate wins as Lead Actress Non-Resident Play at the 2010 Helen Hayes Award

Cate has won a 2010 Helen Hayes Award "Lead Actress Non-Resident Play" for her role in The Sydney Theatre Company production of A Streetcar Named Desire! Congratulations Cate! The play also took home awards for Best Non-Resident Play and...

BAM Belle Reve Gala

Last night Cate was in New York attending the BAM Belle Reve Gala where there was also a special performance of A Street Car Named Desire!  A Street Car is now showing on Broadway and Cate is getting rave...

“A Streetcar Named Desire” Stills

A few additional stills from A Streetcar Named Desire have been added to the gallery.

Streetcar Stills

Not much to report really, Cate has returned to work on A Streetcar Named Desire, so I just thought I'd add these stills that we didn't have! I have Charlotte Gray screen caps coming up, so keep checking back...

Cate Injured in ‘Streetcar’ Performance

Various websites are reporting that Cate has been injured during a live performance of A Streetcar Named Desire. Apparently Cate was accidentally struck on the head by a prop radio held by Mr. Edgerton. If this turns out to...

“Object of a new desire”

The Sydney Morning Herald have posted a new article about Cate's upcoming play, A Streetcar Named Desire. The article also contained a picture which has been added to the gallery. “Robyn had mentioned years ago that she had the...

Cate coming to Broadway

Playbill.com - The forthcoming Australian production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, starring Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett, will be seen in the United States at both the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Brooklyn Academy...

Minutes of a Separation

The ICW.com has just released a 15min video performance of Cate and Joseph Fiennes (Elizabeth Co-Star) in a theatre production called "Minutes of a Separation" which you can view online here. I have added some screen captures of the...