There are so many articles written about Cate and Andrew leaving STC and here is one for you to read:

“It’s been an interesting experiment but enough is enough.”

This was the thinking at the Sydney Theatre Company about the departure of Cate Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton, as co-artistic directors.

It is believed the decision by the couple and the STC board was mutual. Blanchett and Upton will leave next year after the end of their second term in charge.
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The STC’s general manager, Patrick McIntyre, said Blanchett and Upton, a playwright and stage director, had always wanted an orderly succession and would like to work with the new artistic director rather than dump a 2014 program on them.

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Even one more red carpet video from the ‘IWC Top Gun Gala Event’!

One more new event:

The presenters for this year’s AACTA Awards have been revealed.

The King’s Speech actor Geoffrey Rush has agreed to run proceedings at the awards ceremony previously dubbed the ‘Aussie Oscars’ when it takes place on January 31 at the Sydney Opera House.

According to the Herald Sun, Rush will be joined by various presenters including Cate Blanchett, Rachael Taylor, Lincoln Lewis, siblings Anthony and Jonathan LaPaglia, Xavier Samuel and Rob Carlton.

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Three more videos from the ‘IWC Top Gun Gala Event’! View all three videos after the break or in the video archive:

New candids of Cate at the Geneva Airport in Switzerland.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Candids: January 18, 2012

After a long successful time with Sydney Theatre Company it seems like its the time to pass on to other projects:

Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton are to step down as artistic directors of Sydney Theatre Company at the end of next year.

STC general manager Patrick McIntyre last night confirmed to The Australian that the company has engaged a recruitment firm to appoint a new artistic leadership.

The pair have been joint directors of the company since 2008, when they succeeded Robyn Nevin.

Rumours of their intended departure gained momentum this week amid a report that Blanchett may star as Cleopatra opposite Richard Roxburgh in Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra.

STC said British director Declan Donnellan had conducted workshops with company actors last week. A spokesman said that Antony and Cleopatra was one project being considered.

Blanchett has brought undeniable lustre to STC productions she appeared in, such as A Streetcar Named Desire, Uncle Vanya and The War of the Roses. Upton has written original plays and adaptations for the company, including an acclaimed Uncle Vanya.

The pair have revitalised the Wharf Theatre and are making it an environmentally sustainable building.

Unlike in previous years, Blanchett is not appearing on the Sydney stage this year. She will appear with the company in Uncle Vanya in New York and in a European tour of Gross Und Klein.

The pair’s contract as co-artistic directors is through to 2013.

Source: The Australian

Thanks to LyridsMC at the forum we have scans from the theatre program of Gross Und Klein!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Theatre: Gross Und Klein

One more video for you and this is a short red carpet interview with Cate:

The first photos from ‘IWC Top Gun Gala Event’ at 22nd SIHH High Jewellery Fair and I will get you more as soon as I can! Cate wore a Givenchy dress and had a pair of Roger Vivier Second Chance sandals.

EDIT: 12 more photos added!

GALLERY LINKS:
- Events in 2012: January 17 – ‘IWC Top Gun Gala Event’ at 22nd SIHH High Jewellery Fair

New candids of Cate at the Geneva Airport in Switzerland.

GALLERY LINKS:
- Candids: January 17, 2012