Theatre

• The Odyssey Of Runyon Jones
  Melbourne's Methodist Ladies College

  Cate played in this adaptation of the famous play by Norman Corwin at Melbourne's Methodist Ladies College which she attended.

   
• They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
  Melbourne's Methodist Ladies College

  Cate directed her fellow students in this production of the Horace McCoy novel.

   
• Electra
  1992, National Institute of Dramatic Art, Melbourne

  In her final year at the N.I.D.A., Cate starred in Sophocles' Electra. A nice bit of trivia is that her drama teacher at the time and also the director of this play, Lindy Davies, was then sharing a house with another actor, Geoffrey Rush, and urged him to come see this "astonishing young woman". He did, and shared her high opinion of Cate. Time would tell he didn't forget about her.
  
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• Top Girls
  1992/1993, Sydney Theathre Company

  After graduating from the N.I.D.A., Cate joined the Sydney Theatre Company, where the first play she starred in was Caryl Churchill's Top Girls.

   
• Kafka Dances
  1993, Sydney Theatre Company, also for The Griffin Theatre Company

  Cate as Felice Bauer, the bride in Timothy Daly's musical "Kafka Dances". Her performances with the Sydney Theatre Company did not go unnoticed, she won the Newcomer Award from the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle in 1993.
  
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• Oleanna
  1993, Sydney Theatre Company

  Cate portraying Carol, opposite Geoffrey Rush in David Mamet's "Oleanna", where a university professor is accused of sexual harassment by a student. Another nice piece of trivia is that Cate initially believed the play to be "a misogynist piece of crap", but did it anyway because it made her so angry. Also, for her performance she picked up her second award of that year, by also winning the Rosemont Best Actress Award.
  
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• Hamlet
  1994, Belvoir Street Theatre Company

  Cate as Ophelia in Shakespeares Hamlet, opposite Geoffrey Rush. A Company B production, directed by Neil Armfield.

   
• Sweet Phoebe
  1995, Sydney Theatre Company, also for the Croyden Warehouse, London

  Cate starred as Helen in this Belvoir Street Theatre/Playbox Theatre co-production of "Sweet Phoebe", written and directed by Micheal Gow. The Sydney production was the first ever production of the play, it then moved to The Warehouse in London.

   
• The Tempest
  1995, Belvoir Street Theatre Company

  Cate as Miranda in Shakespeares "The Tempest", a Company B production, directed by Neil Armfield. Cate was in this play with Duxton Chevalier, who earlier acted alongside her in the 1994 TV movie "Police Rescue".
  
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• The Blind Giant Is Dancing
  1995, Belvoir Street Theatre Company

  Cate playing Rose Draper in this play by Stephen Sewell, alongside Hugo Weaving among others. Opened August 15, 1995, closed September 10, 1995. A Company B production, directed by Neil Armfield, music composed by Paul Charlier.
  
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• The Seagull (a.k.a. The Seagull in Surry Hills)
  1997, Belvoir Street Theatre Company

  Cate as Nina in "The Seagull" by Anton Checkov. Opened March 4, 1997, closed April 13, 1997. A Company B production, directed by Neil Armfield, music composed by Ian McDonald.
  
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• Plenty
  1999, The Almeida Season at the Albery Theatre, London

  Cate as Susan Traherne in "Plenty" by David Hare, directed by Jonathan Kent. Opened April 27, 1999, closed July 24, 1999. Plenty traces its heroine Susan Traherne across twenty years, from her being in the French resistance in 1943 to London in the 60s. Written in the 1970's, this was the first London production of Plenty since its premiere at the National Theatre 21 years ago.
  
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• The Vagina Monologues
  1999, The Old Vic Theatre, London

  Cate took part in the February 14, 1999 show, the Vagina Monologues were produced by Old Vic productions.
  
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• Twelfth Night
  2003, NIDA, Melbourne

  Cate performs in a student production of Twelfth Night at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Melbourne, 2003.
  
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• Hedda Gabler(Sydney)
  2004, Sydney Theatre Company

  Cate as Hedda Gabler in the play by Henrik Ibsen. Cate's last play to date. Opened July 22, 2004, closed September 26, 2004.
  
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• Hedda Gabler(New York City)
  2005, Brooklyn Academy of Music

  Cate performs Hedda Gabler for a second run with the Sydney Theatre Company, at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, February 28, 2005 - March 26th, 2005.
  
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• Right You Are (If You Think You Are)
  2007, Guggenheim Museum, N.Y.C.

  Cate in a Pirandello play reading staged by Francesco Vezzoli at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on October 27th, 2007.
  
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• Minutes of a Separation
  2008

  Cate in a theatrical presentation produced by the STC for IWC. Featuring Cate on film, with live performances from Joseph Fiennes and Australian physical theatre company, Legs On The Wall. The show was performed live at the IWC gala during the Salon International de Haute Hologerie (SIHH) in Geneva, April 8, 2008.
  
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• The War of the Roses
  2009, Sydney Theatre Company

  Cate as King Richard II in "The War of the Roses, Part I" with the Sydney Theatre Company at the Wharf Theatre in Sydney, 5 January - 14 February 2009.
  
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• A Streetcar Named Desire
  2009, Sydney Theatre Company

  Cate as Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams' play directed by Liv Ullmann at the Sydney Theatre Company. October 29, 2009 - November 21, 2009.
  
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