For One Knight Only: what we learned about Judi, Maggie, Ian and Derek in their Zoom knees-up | Theatre | The Guardian
…Derek Jacobi got a copy of Hamlet from Peter O’Toole …In 1963, Jacobi was Laertes to O’Toole’s prince. One day, O’Toole presented him with a book of Hamlet that once … Continue reading
Geoffrey Palmer tribute: perfect portrayals of male emotional incompetence | Television & radio | The Guardian
His long, thin face tending to dolefulness even in repose, Geoffrey Palmer, who has died aged 93, was one of the finest screen purveyors of pain, sadness and other male … Continue reading
As Diana Rigg’s understudy, I never tired of watching her | Margaret Drabble | Stage | The Guardian
Diana’s demeanour in real life was most unlike Cordelia’s, and her vocabulary was racy and rich. I once put one of her more colourful remarks about a fellow actress in … Continue reading
The Stage – News – Coronavirus: ‘Theatre is to UK what Venice is to Italy’ – Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren has become the latest high-profile figure to call for major investment to prevent the arts from collapsing.She follows the likes of Judi Dench, who appeared on Channel 4 … Continue reading
Judi, Maggie, Joan and Eileen: all hail British theatre’s great dames | Michael Billington | Stage | The Guardian
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest. The wheeze of bringing together four of Britain’s distinguished theatrical dames – Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench, Joan Plowright and Maggie Smith – and … Continue reading
Irresistible: Cumberbatch, Essiedu, Tenant, Minchin, Walter, McKellen, Kinnear, Dench & Hamlet
Irresistible.
Judi Dench | The Old Vic | Happy Birthday!
‘The girl with the week’s biggest break’ Dame Judi Dench returned to The Old Vic 60 years after she made her professional stage debut as Ophelia at 22. She discusses … Continue reading
Maybe I’m a grumpy old luvvie – but I think young actors have a lot to learn | Michael Simkins | Opinion | The Guardian
As Dame Judi Dench has noted, many actors under the age of 30 haven’t even heard of the titans who preceded them. And as for their diction … Source: Maybe … Continue reading
Archive Interview • MARK BABYCH • Blonde Bombshells of 1943 • 2007
Alan Plater’s drama about an all-women swing band in the Second World War began life as an award-winning TV film starring Judi Dench and Ian Holm. West Yorkshire Playhouse swiftly … Continue reading
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Archive Interview • DAN STEVENS • Hay Fever • 2006
Dan Stevens is hot property at the moment. The dashing twenty-three-year-old Cambridge graduate has already notched up professional credits with Sam West and Peter Hall and is currently performing in … Continue reading
Archive Interview • Hugh Bonneville • 2004
FROM THE ARCHIVE Hugh Bonneville is not only a sublime actor but a charming and erudite chap with a fine line in drollery. He sounds a little wary at the start … Continue reading
Memories of Guy Woolfenden | The Shakespeare blog
I’ve just heard the sad news that the great Guy Woolfenden died on 15 April. For anyone who attended the Royal Shakespeare Company’s productions from the 1960s to the 1990s … Continue reading
Olivier Awards: Record eighth win for Judi Dench – BBC News
Dame Judi Dench wins a record eighth Olivier Award, this time for best actress in a supporting role… Source: Olivier Awards: Record eighth win for Judi Dench – BBC News
Archive Interview • IAN RICHARDSON • Part I • 2006
The Creeper and the Critics “As you’ve probably noticed, I just have to be given a little cube of sugar like a racehorse and I go,” says Ian Richardson twenty … Continue reading
Joely Richardson interview: ‘Work saved me from my grief’
Joely Richardson sits in a café in south-east London, just around the corner from where she’s rehearsing for what she describes as ‘the biggest role of my life’. In the past, she’s … Continue reading
Book Review: ‘Judi Dench: Behind the Scenes’ | Writing Suzanne
Originally posted on Writing Suzanne. Earlier in the year, I was very pleased to find out that I had won a copy of Judi Dench: Behind the Scenes. This is my … Continue reading
Thought for the Day • Minnie versus Major • 2002
Minnie Driver has been criticising Judi Dench in an interview with a Los Angeles newspaper, reports the Daily Mail. ‘..with all due respect,’ she says, ‘we have some of the … Continue reading
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Archive Interview • Hugh Bonneville • 2004
Hugh Bonneville is not only a sublime actor but a charming and erudite chap with a fine line in drollery. He sounds a little wary at the start of our telephone … Continue reading
