Ditching the big screen? Cate Blanchett's shock career move revealed as her latest movie Borderlands bombs at the box office READ MORE: Cate Blanchett reveals shock secret about co-star Jack Black By Kinta Walsh-cotton For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:17 BST, 23 August 2024 | Updated: 00:25 BST, 23 August 2024 e-mail View comments Cate Blanchett has dropped off the movie screen and jumped back into theatre following the dismal performance of her latest flick, sci-fi comedy Borderlands. The Oscar winner, 55, will return to the stage for a six-week stint at The Barbican in London starting in February 2025, reported Y ahoo Lifestyle on Thursday. In her first theatre performance in six years, the Australian actress will portray Arkadina in an adaptation of Russian writer Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull.
Blanchett, who last appeared on stage for When We Have Sufficiently Tortured Each Other in 2019, will act alongside Mad Max star Tom Burke as he plays Trigorin. The 1985 play follows Arkadina while she navigates personal conflicts as she risks losing her husband to someone younger and losing control of her son. Director Thomas Ostermeier recently told BBC News: 'I have known and admired Cate for many years, and to see her on stage is always a privilege.
'I am thrilled that we will make our first artistic collaboration with this production of The Seagull at the Barbican, and that London will experience this once-in-a-generation actress in one of the greatest theatrical roles.