from source: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com The role of Blanche DuBois in Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” is regarded as a pinnacle for stage actresses, and Rachel Weisz is currently scaling the role’s formidable heights in London to resounding acclaim. The Oscar-winning actress plays Blanche in the Donmar’s staging, which also features Elliot Cowan as Stanley Kowalski, [...]

Rachel Weisz begins performances as Blanche DuBois in the new Donmar Warehouse production of Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire July 23 prior to an official opening July 28. The production is currently scheduled to run through Oct. 3. Rob Ashford, who returns to the Donmar where he previously made his directorial debut in 2007 [...]

Actress Rachel Weisz has said that she is no less than a cavewoman when it comes to her boyfriend. The Constant Gardner star who has been with Darren Aronofsky for eight years, and shares three-year-old son Henry with him, revealed she loved the director for being a ‘manly man’ who is always ‘totally himself’. “In [...]

Rachel Weisz and Kate Winslet have deemed themselves the keeping-it-real gurus. Each actress fights the war on Hollywood fakeness in their respective August Harper’s Bazaars, Weisz in the U.K. and Winslet stateside. Weisz, a 39-year-old British actress, believes SAG should make it illegal for actors to use Botox or something. “It should be banned for [...]

In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar U.K., the former “Mummy” franchise star suggested celebs stay away from the face-freezing serum. “It should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen,” Rachel said. Behind the Oscar winner’s opinion is her belief that facial movements are essential to her profession. “Acting is all about expression; [...]