Hollywood actress Julia Roberts has revealed she has a “long-held dream” of returning to theatre for another stint on stage 20 years after she made her debut on Broadway.
Julia Roberts has a “long-held dream” of returning to theatre 20 years after she made her debut on Broadway.
The Hollywood actress has loved theatre since she was a child but she hasn’t been seen on stage since she performed in Three Days of Rain in New York alongside Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd back in 2006 – but Julia is hoping to tread the boards again in the future.
She told Deadline.com: “I hope it’s true. It’s been a long-held dream of mine to do that. And now that our kids are grown up, I think it affords me more of the space for something like that.”
When asked if she would be open to taking on a play in London’s West End, she replied: “Of course I would, yes. I mean, it’s funny because there are these tiny theatres that are near our apartment in New York and little places near our house here [in San Francisco].
“And I just think: ‘Oh, that would be so fun to do a play in a really small space.’ Almost like a workshop, almost like going to theatre school, but people have to buy tickets to school. Fingers crossed. It would be so great.”
Julia went on to add: “I just think there’s really nothing like it; I’ve loved it since I was, like, a seven year old and saw Yul Brenner in The King and I at the Atlantic Civic Center Theater. [I remember thinking] ‘This is the most magical thing a person can do with their life’.”
However, Julia revealed returning to the theatre won’t be happening soon as she’s already plotting a new movie project with director Luca Guadagnino after working with him on her latest release After The Hunt.
She told the publication: “He already has an idea for us, and every time I see him, he’s like: ‘Darling, this is what we’re going to do.’ I would pack my bags now to go do another movie with Luca …
“This is what I know about Luca: He is the most prolific. I mean, even this movie, this is the fastest I have ever read a script, talked to a director and ended up on a soundstage in my 30-plus-year career. The fastest.
“So when Luca says he has an idea, and he’s going to write a script, it wouldn’t surprise me if it comes as a late Christmas parcel.”
Julia Roberts dreams of returning to theatre
