Standard Theatre Awards winner Cate Blanchett: ‘Theatre is not sacred — it’s why I feel so alive on stage'

Winner of the Lebedev Award for her performance in The Seagull at the Barbican, Cate Blanchett reflects on the unique qualities of the theatre


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