Tickets to see Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett in a new National Theatre production will go on sale this May, the venue has announced.
The acclaimed Australian actress, 56, a two-time Oscar winner for her roles in The Aviator and Blue Jasmine, is set to star in the world premiere of Benedict Andrews’ Electra/Persona. She will be joined on stage by Hedda’s Nina Hoss and Black Doves star Ella Lily Hyland.
The National Theatre confirmed on Tuesday that Electra/Persona will run from August 19 until October 10, with tickets going on sale on Thursday, May 21. Alongside Blanchett’s return, the theatre also announced that tickets for several other significant productions, including Catarina And The Beauty Of Killing Fascists, Some Woman, Cloud 9, and The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, will be released on the same day.
Further casting details for the 2026 programme include Bad Sisters actress Anne-Marie Duff, who joins the world premiere of Helen Edmundson’s Some Woman. This play, directed by Blanche McIntyre, follows Julie Robson, an ordinary woman who takes a stand after a challenging encounter. It runs at the Dorfman Theatre from October 7 to November 21.
Fresh Meat and You star Charlotte Ritchie is also set to appear in Caryl Churchill’s landmark play Cloud 9. Directed by Dominic Cooke, the production will run from November 2 until January 13 at the Lyttleton Theatre. Ritchie will be joined by The Crown’s Rebecca Humphries, Eloka Ivo, Tom Mothersdale, Ellen Robertson, Stuart Thompson, and Sam Troughton.
Portuguese playwright Tiago Rodrigues makes his UK debut with Catarina And The Beauty Of Killing Fascists, a politically charged production running for one week, September 19-26, at the Dorfman Theatre, performed in Portuguese with English surtitles.
Additionally, a new staging of Jim Cartwright’s The Rise And Fall Of Little Voice, starring Francesca Mills, will run from December 2 until January 23. Directed by Robert Hastie, it tells the story of a shy woman whose hidden voice is discovered by a talent scout.
Tickets for all these productions go on general sale from 12 noon on Thursday, May 21.
