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Cate Blanchett wields hammer in rehearsals for ‘intense’ National Theatre play

She is starring in the world premiere of Benedict Andrews’ new production.

Evening Standard

‘People say I’m pouring Coca-Cola into fine malt whisky’: why is the National Theatre shaking up Sophocles?

In a bold new production starring Cate Blanchett and Nina Hoss, the NT is fusing Sophocles and Ingmar Bergman. So what can two stories written 23 centuries apart tell us about how we live today?

The Guardian - UK

Oscar-winner Cate Blanchett among stars to appear at National Theatre this year

The Australian actress will star in Benedict Andrews’ new production Electra/Persona with tickets going on sale this May.

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Cate Blanchett to headline National Theatre’s ambitious 2026 line-up

Oscar-winning actor will star alongside Nina Hoss and Ella Lily Hyland in Benedict Andrews’ new production Electra / Persona this August

The Independent UK

The week in theatre: The Cherry Orchard; Minority Report; Laughing Boy – review

The aged servant steals the show in a fast-paced 21st-century Chekhov, Max Webster’s dystopian sci-fi dazzles the eye, and a campaigning drama is tender and furious

The Guardian - UK

The Cherry Orchard review – Benedict Andrews brings Chekhov bang up to date

Nina Hoss stars in a kookily immersive production but the devastating hammer blow of the Russian tragicomedy is not lost in translation

The Guardian - UK

The Cherry Orchard at the Donmar Warehouse review: bold, brilliant and utterly captivating take on Chekhov

Hits the play’s poles of tragedy and comedy with devastating accuracy

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German actor Nina Hoss: ‘London is more driven. In the theatre, people are full of positive energy’

The star of Homeland and Tár on performing In The Cherry Orchard at the Donmar, working with Cate Blanchett and acting in a second language

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