Oxford University 🤝 Cate Blanchett We are delighted to announce that Cate Blanchett has been appointed as the next Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professor of Contemporary Theatre at stcatzoxford, for the 2026/27 academic year. For more than thirty years, the Cameron Mackintosh Visiting Professorship has brought internationally significant figures from theatre, film and performance into direct dialogue with students and the wider University community, including Sir Ian McKellen, Adjoa Andoh and Sir Stephen Fry. Commenting on her appointment, Cate Blanchett, said: ‘Art breaks down the borders and boundaries of our imagination; it poses questions, and playing with and dissecting it expands and challenges our present reality. My years of creative practice have granted me the opportunity of sharpening feelings into ideas and offered pathways to insight. The visiting professorship is an electrifying opportunity for me to be in direct, robust creative dialogue with the next generation of ...