Category: Theatre

Cate Blanchett nominated for a Sydney Theatre Award

The nominations for the Sydney Theatre Awards were announced two days ago, and Cate is nominated for The Present. The winners will be revealed on January 18th, 2016. BEST ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE IN A MAINSTAGE PRODUCTION Paula Arundell (The Bleeding...

The Present – Reviews, photoshoot, rehearsals and production stills

On August 4th, Cate Blanchett's new play, The Present, made its debut in Sydney. Read below the entusiastic reviews, and have a look at the behind-the-scenes and on stage performance. Cate Blanchett attacks her role, and the tenets of the...

Sydney Theatre Company brings Chekhov into The Present

The Present will premiere in less than a month, have you bought a ticket? If not, you have one last chance on July 9th. More info here  In the meantime, enjoy the first interview with the cast and a...

Gallery Updates: Theatre

And pictures, stills and behind scenes photos from Cate's Theatre work! (These had been posted before, but because of a server glitch, some posts were lost) Threatre > 2015 The Present Threatre > 2013 The Maids Threatre > 2010...

Cate talks about The Maids (Video)

Here's an interview with Cate talking about The Maids, which is currently showing in New York:
The Maids is coming to New York

The Maids is coming to New York

Sydney Theatre Company is bringing The Maids to New York in August. Here's the info from Lincoln Center Festival website: By Jean Genet With Cate Blanchett, Elizabeth Debicki, Isabelle Huppert New English translation by Benedict Andrews and Andrew Upton...

The Maids Reviews

Cate's latest play "The Maids" has just opened and it's getting great reviews: From: TheAustralian.co.au: TO bring together two actors of such greatness is wonderful but to bring them together in such a play as this is brilliant. Genet's...

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...