Cate Blanchett: Bundling Up in Britain!

Cate Blanchett keeps warm in a scarf and beanie as she leaves her London home on Monday (April 16).

The 42-year-old Oscar-winning actress is currently starring in the Sydney Theatre Company’s production of Big and Small at the Barbican Theatre in London.

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Cate will be gearing up for her directorial debut in the screen adaptation of Aussie novelist Tim Winton‘s collection of short stories, “The Turning.” Cate will be one of 17 directors taking on the project, one for each story of the book. Fellow Aussie Mia Wasikowska will also be making her directorial debut in this project.