National Theatre welcomes Cate Blanchett, James Graham and Sarah Wiggins to board

The National Theatre (NT) has announced that Cate Blanchett, James Graham and Sarah Wiggins will join the NT Board this month. Further appointments are set to be announced next year, while legal general counsel Sabine Chalmers and freelance designer Vicki Mortimer, who joined the Board in 2017 and 2019 respectively, both step down as NT trustees.

Oscar-winning actor and producer Cate Blanchett brings to her new role a wealth of experience on stage and screen, as well as skills gained as a producer and while serving as co-artistic director and co-CEO of Sydney Theatre Company, Australia’s largest performing arts company. British playwright and screenwriter James Graham’s joins the board fresh from the success of his recent stage work Dear England, while his TV drama Sherwood has won two BAFTAs. His new musical Tammy Faye, co-written with Elton John, is opening on Broadway this month.