United Kingdom, Jan. 7 -- 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 thes...