Blanchett enjoys cross-dressing roles

Cate Blanchett loved dressing up as a man so much in her new movie - she is to do it again on stage.

The 38-year-old donned men's clothes in Todd Haye's forthcoming movie 'I'm not there', as one of several thespians to portray musician Bob Dylan.

Now Blanchett intends on appearing in a stage version of 'The War of the Roses' for the Sydney Theatre Company Down Under, and will once again take on the role of a man.

She says: "I see nothing strange about it being a cross-dressing production. In Shakespeare's day, men played all the roles and I think we can learn so much about each other if we swap around now and again."