Stage Spy: “A long-held dream” – Julia Roberts hints at a return to the Stage

Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts may be following in her pal George Clooney’s footsteps and returning to the stage.

The Oscar-winning actress, who is currently promoting her latest movie After the Hunt directed by Luca Guadagnino, recently spoke to Deadline’s Baz Bamigboye about the possibility of returning to the theatre.

Julia Roberts’ last stage outing was her Broadway debut in 2006, in a revival of Richard Greenberg’s Three Days of Rain, alongside Bradley Cooper and Paul Rudd.

Rumours have been buzzing for a while that Roberts may be tempted back to Broadway – or even London, and she confirmed to Baz that, “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.”

She also said that she would be open to making her London stage debut. “Of course I would, yes. I mean, it’s funny because there are these tiny theaters 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 theater school, but people have to buy tickets to school. Fingers crossed. It would be so great.”

Julia Roberts has long held a passion for theatre, and often attends shows in New York and London. “I just think there’s really nothing like it; I’ve loved it since I was, like, a 7-year-old and saw Yul Brenner in The King and I at the Atlantic Civic Center Theater. This is the most magical thing a person can do with their life”, she told Baz Bamigboye.

Roberts may have been inspired to think again about performing on stage after her Hollywood friend George Clooney starred last year on Broadway in a hugely successful production of Good Night, and Good Luck.

Clooney has confirmed that a West End transfer of the production may be on the cards, although there are currently no details on dates or venue.

After the Hunt starring Julia Roberts is now playing on Amazon Prime.

Video: Julia Roberts in After The Hunt – Trailer

More stars on stage

Other Hollywood stars currently performing in London include Billy Crudup in High Noon at the Harold Pinter Theatre; Bryan Cranston and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in All My Sons at the Wyndham’s Theatre; and Vanessa Williams in The Devil Wears Prada.

Making their West End debuts in 2026 are stars including Chris Pine in Ivanov at the Bridge Theatre; and Sadie Sink in Romeo & Juliet at the Harold Pinter Theatre.

Other screen stars performing in 2026 include Cynthia Erivo in Dracula at the Noel Coward Theatre; Aaron Pierre in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest at The Old Vic; Gary Oldman in Krapp’s Last Tape at the Royal Court; Josh O’Connor in Golden Boy at the Almeida; Hugh Bonneville in Shadowlands at the Aldwych Theatre; and Kristin Scott Thomas in The Cherry Orchard.