Other works
Wrote the foreword to the book "Shakespeare For Dummies"(R) (IDG Books, 1999)
(6 June 1999) Won the 1999 Tony
Award as Best Actress in a Play for her work in "Amy's View" by
David Hare - NYC. Had previously played the role at London's National Theatre in 1997-8.
Recorded The Victorians - English Verse.
Provided the voice of the Giantess in the musical "Into The Woods" by
Stephen Sondheim - Broadhurst Theatre, NYC (2002), Questors Theatre, London (2004).
(October 2002): Plays Frances Beale in "The Breath of Life" by
David Hare - Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, England, UK.
Her greatest role, of course, is as "Kanga" in an audio collection of Winnie-The-Pooh (with Michael Williams as "Owl"; daughter, Finty as "Roo"; Stephen Fry as "Pooh" and Geoffrey Palmer as "Eeyore").
1957: Made her professional
debut as Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" - Old Vic Theatre, Liverpool.
Went on to appear regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
1967: Headlined the UK premiere of the musical "Cabaret" as Sally Bowles - Palace Theatre, London.
(April 2006): Plays Judith Bliss in "Hay Fever" play by Noel Coward (Theatre Royal Haymarket, London, England, UK).
Appeared in a television commercial for Filmfour (2006)
Played Filumena Marturano in the homonymous play by
Eduardo De Filippo, directed by
Peter Hall - Picadilly Theatre, London, England, UK (30 September 1998 - 27 February 1999).
Played Mistress Quickly in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production "Merry Wives", a new musical version of Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" - Swan Theatre, Stratford (December 2006 - February 2007).
Voiceover for Vodafone Advert (2007).
Spaceship Earth (2007): Provides narration for Spaceship Earth, an attraction in Walt Disney World's Epcot park that explores humanity's past and future.
Lent her voice to a puppet staging of
Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid" - Little Angel Theatre, London (2006).
Played in "The Royal Family" - Theatre Royal Haymarket, London (2001-2).
Her Royal Shakespeare Company credits include Lady MacBeth in "MacBeth" and the Countess of Rissillion in "All's Well That Ends Well" (2004).
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