Blanchett To Take Streetcar To U.S.

A production of A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE starring CATE BLANCHETT will run for two months in the U.S. after debuting in the actress' native Australia this autumn (08).

The Tennessee WIlliams play, directed by Liv Ullman, will open in Sydney on 1 September and run to 10 October (08), before taking off for American soil.

Blanchett will unveil her portrayal of Blanche DuBois to U.S. audiences at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. on 29 October. It will play there until 21 November, before then transferring to New York's Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it will run from 27 November to 20 December.