A glowing Cate Blanchett shows off her baby bump in an off-the-shoulder halter dress on Tuesday at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia.

“People often talk about pregnancy as if it’s an illness, don’t they, and the thing is I’m very fortunate to feel disgustingly well,” Cate said.

The mom-to-be was in town for an advanced screening of her new film, the Bob Dylan biopic I’m Not There. The screening helped raise funds for the company, which is helping to launch a new ticketing initiative: 20 tickets for $20.

“[My husband Andrew Upton] and I really want to find a way to make cheaper tickets available across all productions and we’ll be looking for a corporate partner to be able to do that in 2008,” Blanchett told The Sunday Telegraph. “I think a lot more people would go if they felt they could afford to go so we’re kicking off the initiative (with Blackbird) and hoping to extend the 20 for $20 idea further. I think generally theatre is very expensive for a lot of people (so hopefully this will) make it available to the wider community and invite new audiences in.” (Blackbird is the controversial play Cate is directing for the STC that explores the taboo of child sex abuse.)

Cate the Great, 38, and her director husband Andrew Upton (pictured) are expecting their third child in April 2008.

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Cate Blanchett downplays her baby bump at the premiere of Michael Gow’s new stage play Toy Symphony at the Belvoir St Theatre on Wednesday in Sydney, Australia.

Cate the Great, 38, was accompanied by director husband Andrew Upton.

According to stage notes, Toy Symphony is about Roland Henning (Roxburgh), who has writer’s block. When he tries to explain the situation to a therapist, his story begins to tumble back and forth between his childhood in The Shire and his work as a playwright. At the root of it all is that extraordinary day in primary school which shattered his boyhood and plunged him headlong into the dizzy circus of life and art.

She’s back down under!

Cate Blanchett arrives at the Sydney Theatre Company patron dinner at the Wharf Restaurant on Hickson Road in Sydney, Australia on Friday.

The four-months pregnant actress was accompanied by director husband Andrew Upton, designer Giorgio Armani and STC outgoing artistic director Robyn Nevan.

Armani was inducted as a new patron for STC.

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Aussie actress Cate Blanchett and hubby director Andrew Upton arrive at the Australian premiere of the new play “The Nightwatchman” on Wednesday night in Sydney, Australia.

Even Cate’s casual clothes look like artwork!

“The Nightwatchman” by playwright Daniel Keene debuted with the Griffin Theatre Company at The SBW Stables Theatre.

Inset: A painting of Cate Blanchett is shown on display at “Stars for a Cause: Celebrity Portraits” by famed celebrity pop-artist Nicolosi at the Hollywood Museum in California.