Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett takes on the role of Arkadina in a new adaptation of The Seagull at the Barbican.

She served alongside Andrew Upton as co-artistic director and co-CEO of Sydney Theatre Company (STC) between 2008-2013, producing 16 shows a year across four stages, many of which toured nationally and internationally.

Notable productions include Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire directed by Liv Ullman, Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya directed by Tamás Ascher, Steven Soderbergh’s Tot Mom; Benedict Andrews’ productions of The War Of The Roses, Genet’s The Maids and Botho Strauss’ Gross Und Klein, the seminal adaptation of The Secret River by Neil Armfield, numerous productions by director Kip Williams; and Andrew Upton’s The Present directed by John Crowley for which Blanchett earned a Tony Award nomination for its Broadway run.

Blanchett also appeared in London at the National Theatre in Martin Crimp’s When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other, directed by Katie Mitchell.

Her screen credits include Tár, Nightmare Alley, Don’t Look Up, Ocean’s 8, Thor: Ragnorok, Carol, Blue Jasmine, I’m Not There, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Notes on a Scandal, The Life Aquatic, Indiana Jones and The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, The Lord of The Rings Trilogy and The Hobbit, The Good German, The Aviator, The Talented Mr Ripley and Elizabeth.

Blanchett has won numerous awards including two Academy Awards, four BAFTAs, three Golden Globes and four Screen Actors Guild awards. Blanchett is co-founder and principal of production company Dirty Films for which she has produced and acted, alongside partners Andrew Upton and Coco Francini, which recently launched Proof of Concept, providing support and opportunities to women, trans and non-binary filmmakers.

She created and produced the award-winning Audible Original podcast Climate of Change, and produced Evolver, a VR interactive experience which was selected for the first ever Immersive Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. She has presided over festival juries in Cannes and Venice, and The Venice Film Festival has twice awarded her The Volpi Cup for Best Performance. Blanchett holds a BFI Fellowship from the BFI London Film Festival, has received the Stanley Kubrick Award for Excellence in Film and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Numerous other accolades include the Honorary Cesar, International Goya and Chaplin Awards.