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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Cate Blanchett promises ‘creative rumpus’ in new role: Oxford professor

Cate Blanchett poses on the green carpet for the Olivier Awards 2026 at the Royal Albert Hall in London
Cate Blanchett is the latest in an esteemed line of actors and playwrights to take on the visiting professorship. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

The Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett has promised to cause a “creative rumpus” in her latest role, as visiting professor at the University of Oxford.

The Australian star is the latest in a long line of celebrated thespians to be appointed as the Cameron Mackintosh visiting professor of contemporary theatre at St Catherine’s College, Oxford.

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