Andrew Upton Archives

Cate Blanchett and her husband, co-artistic director Andrew Upton, launch the new Sydney Theatre Company season on Friday (September 25) in Sydney, Australia.

The couple will be bringing the gentle Chekhov play Uncle Vanya to STC next season starring John Bell, Richard Roxburgh and Hugo Weaving (The Matrix trilogy). That’s why Cate and Hugo were BFF last weekend!

“Good Chekhov is like being at an amazing dinner party, and I’d want to sit at a table with all of those men,” Cate said of her co-stars.

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Cate Blanchett returns home with her husband, director Andrew Upton, and their youngest son, Ignatius, 16 months, on Thursday (September 3) in Sydney, Australia.

Just yesterday, the 40-year-old Aussie actress was accidentally struck on the head with a prop radio thrown by her co-star Joel Edgerton during a performance of the play, A Streetcar Name Desire.

Sydney Theater Company general manager Rob Brookman said in a statement: “Cate Blanchett was accidentally struck on the head by a prop. She sustained a minor injury but felt fine soon afterwards. Unfortunately it was necessary to cancel the rest of that performance. Cate is fine and tonight’s performance will go ahead as planned.”

Cate Blanchett and her director husband Andrew Upton attend the launch of the new Audi Lighthouse showroom on South Dowling Street on Thursday (August 20) in Sydney, Australia.

Peter Schwarzenbauer, Member of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, responsible for global sales and marketing, officially opened the facility with Audi Australia’s managing director, Joerg Hofmann.

“The Audi Lighthouse terminal development in Sydney is part of a major investment campaign by AUDI AG. We will expand our product range to 40 models by 2015 on our course to become the most successful premium brand worldwide,” Schwarzenbauer said.

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Cate Blanchett and husband Andrew Upton join in on the glitz and glamour at the 2009 Helpmann Awards held at the Sydney Opera House on Monday (July 27) in Sydney, Australia.

The Helpmann Awards recognize distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in the many disciplines of Australia’s live performance sectors, including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, opera, classical music, dance and physical theatre.

Cate and Andrew are currently the artistic co-directors of the Sydney Theatre Company.

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Cate Blanchett picks up pizza with two of her three sons before her theater show The War Of Roses at His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth, Australia on Friday (March 13).

For tickets to see Cate in the Shakespeare play, visit PerthFestival.com.au.

Next month, Roman turns 4 next and Ignatius turns 1. Ignatius looks like quite the handful! Her other son, Dashiell, was in school.

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Cate Blanchett and her family take a walk around their home in Sydney, Australia on Tuesday afternoon.

The 39-year old Australian actress held onto six-month-old Ignatius in a Baby Bjorn Synergy carrier. She and screenwriter-husband, Andrew Upton took turns holding the baby while Dashiell, 6, dressed in a Darth Vader tee, and Roman, 4, stuck to their parent’s sides throughout the walk. (Fashion credits via CBB.)

Cate’s upcoming film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, co-starring Brad Pitt, opens in theaters Christmas Day. More Here! »

Too-gorgeous-for-words Cate Blanchett stays classic in black at the Giorgio Armani fashion show at Milan Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2009 on Monday in Milan, Italy.

The 39-year-old Aussie beauty was accompanied by her director husband Andrew Upton and their first child, Dashiell John, who turns 7 in December.

Later in the day, Cate the Great changed into another black ensemble and attended the showcase for “I Kissed A Girl” singer Katy Perry at D&G showroom.

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Cate Blanchett and director husband Andrew Upton pose at the official launch of the Sydney Theatre Company’s “2009 Main Stage Season” at the Wharf Restaurant on Monday in Sydney, Australia. (The couple currently serve as artistic directors of STC.)

The forthcoming Australian production of Tennessee Williams‘ A Streetcar Named Desire will hit U.S. theaters late next year. The play directed by Liv Ullmann and starring Cate as faded Southern rose Blanche DuBois, will travel to the U.S. late next year. You can catch performances of Streetcar at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Harvey Theater during Nov. 27-Dec. 20. 2009.

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