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Was a regular panel member on the BBC Radio Game Show "Just a Minute"

Was In a London production of the Musical "Annie."

(1973-1974) She starred in Sir Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Absurd Person Singular," at London's Criterion Theatre in England in 1973 and 1974 with the original cast including Bridget Turner, Richard Briers, Michael Aldridge, Anna Calder-Marshall, David Burke, directed by Eric Thompson.

(1979) She directed W. Somerset Maugham's play, "The Constant Wife", performed at the Dame Peggy Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon, Surrey, England with Margaretta Scott, Susan Jameson, Pamela Moiseiwitsch and Trevor Baxter.

(1967) She acted in Thomas Otway's play, "The Soldier's Fortune", at the Royal Court Theatre in London, England with Charles Thomas, Elizabeth Bell, Arthur Lowe, Bridget Turner, John Nettles, Peter John and Bernard Gallagher in the cast. Peter Gill was the director.

(December 1976) She acted in Ben Travers' play, "The Bed Before Yesterday", at the Lyric Theatre in London, England with John Moffat and Susie Blake in the cast. Lindsay Anderson was the director.

(1981) She directed Thomas Otway's play, "The Soldier's Fortune", at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England in a Cambridge Theatre Company production with Peter Woodward, James Aubrey, Hugh Paddick, Dilys Watling and Brian Murphy in the cast.

(1992) She acted in William Congreve's play, "The Way of the World," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Jeremy Northam, Barbara Flynn, Tom Hollander, Crispin Redman, Emma Piper, Eleanor David, Chris Langham, and Gary Olsen in the cast. Peter Gill was director.

(1999) She acted in Gorky's play, "Vassa," at the Almeida Theatre in London, England with Richard O'Callaghan, David Tennant, Debra Gillett, Adrian Scarborough, Ron Cook, and Aisling O'Sullivan in the cast. Howard Davies was director.

(1963) She acted in Charles Dyer's play, "Rattle of a Simple Man," at the Golders Green Hippodrome in Golders Green, London, England with John Colin and Daniel Moynihan in the cast.

(January 9, 1969: British Premiere) She acted in Edward Albee's play, "A Delicate Balance," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Peggy Ashcroft, Michael Hordern, Elizabeth Spriggs, Patience Collier, and John Welsh in the cast. Peter Hall was director.

(1972) She acted in Edward Albee's play, "All Over," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Aldwych Theatre in London, England with Peggy Ashcroft, Angela Lansbury, David Waller, Sebastian Shaw, and Patience Collier in the cast. Peter Hall was director.

(1981) She acted in William Shakespeare's plays, "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and "Titus Andronicus," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Patrick Stewart and Hugh Quarshie in the cast. John Barton was director.

(1981) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Winter's Tale," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon, England with Patrick Stewart and Gemma Jones in the cast. Ronald Eyre was director.

(1982) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "The Winter's Tale," in a Royal Shakespeare Company production at the Barbican Theatre in London, England with Patrick Stewart and Gemma Jones in the cast. Ronald Eyre was director.

(1983) She and John Caird directed William Shakespeare's plays, "Romeo and Juliet" and "A Midsummer's Night Dream," in the Royal Shakespeare Company National West Tour with Penny Downie (R&J-Lady Capulet; Dream- Titania & Hippolyta), Roger Allam (R&J-Mercutio; Dream-Oberson & Theseus), Daniel Day-Lewis (R&J-Romeo; Dream-Flute); Amanda Root (R&J-Juliet; Dream-Hermia); Robert Eddison (R&J-Friar Laurence; Dream-Qunice) Simon Templeman, Polly James, Michael Thomas, Philip Jackson, and David Whitaker in the cast.

(1959) She performed in the revue, "One to Another: A New Lyric Revue," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Beryl Reid, Patrick Wymark, Roddy Maude-Roxby, and Joe Melia in the cast. Eleanor Fazan was director. John Cranko, Bamber Gascoigne, Joseph Horovitz, John Mortimer, Dorothy Parker, Harold Pinter, Humphrey Searle, and NF Simpson were contributors.

(1961) She performed in Peter Cook's revue, "One Over the Eight," at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England with Kenneth Williams and Lance Percival in the cast.

(1962) She performed in Peter Cook's revue, "One Over the Eight," at the Duke of York's Theatre in London, England with Kenneth Connor, Lance Percival, Ben Aris, and Lynda Baron in the cast. Paddy Stone was director.

(March 27,1997) She performed in the revue, "Then Again...A New Lyric Revue," at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith, London, England with Desmond Barrit, Dawn French, Neil Mullarkey, and John Gould (pianist) in the cast. Neil Bartlett was director. Alan Bennett, Noel Coward, Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders, Graeme Garden, Ken Hoare, Harold Pinter, N.F. Simpson, David Wood, John Gould, Julian Clary, Richard Curtis, and Stephen Fry were also contributors.

(1975) She performed in Alan Melville's revue, "Deja Revue", at the New London Theatre in London, England with George Cole in the cast.

(1973) She acted in Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Absurd Person Singular", at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Bridget Turner, Richard Briers, Michael Aldridge, Anna Calder-Marshall and David Burke in the cast. Eric Thompson was the director.

(1974) She acted in Alan Ayckbourn's play, "Absurd Person Singular", at the Criterion Theatre in London, England with Bridget Turner, Richard Briers, Michael Aldridge, Anna Calder-Marshall and David Burke in the cast. Eric Thompson was the director.

(1978) She acted in Charles Strouse's musical, "Annie", at the Victoria Palace in London, England with Stratford Johns, Kenneth Nelson and Judith Paris in the cast.

(August 1980) She acted in Stephen Sondheim's musical, "Sweeney Todd", at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England with Denis Quilley, Andrew C. Wadsworth, John Aron, Oz Clarke and Simon Butteriss in the original London cast. Harold Prince was the director.

(1985) She acted in John Webster's play, "The Duchess of Malfi," in a British National Theatre production at the Lyttelton Theatre in London, England with Eleanor Bron, Ian McKellen, Jonathan Hyde, Edward Petherbridge, Greg Hicks, Selina Cadell, Roy Kinnear, and Claire Moore in the cast. Philip Prowse was director.

(1985) She directed Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, "The Critic," in a British National Theatre production at the Olivier Theatre in London, England with Roy Kinnear, Edward Petherbridge, Selina Cadell, Greg Hicks, Claire Moore, Eleanor Bron, Jonathan Hyde, Ian McKellen, and Laurance Rudic in the cast.

(December 1985-January 1986) She acted in the British National Theatre Repertoire Season at the Cottesloe, Lyttelton, and Olivier Theatre in London, England in Peter Shaffer's play, "Yonadab;" Tom Stoppard's play, "The Real Inspector Hound;" Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, "The Critic;" Alan Ayckbourn's play, "A Chorus of Disapproval;" Howard Brenton and David Hare's play, "Pravda;" William Congreve's play, "Love for Love;" George Bernard Shaw's play, "Mrs. Warren's Profession;" Richard Peaslee's play, "Animal Farm;" John Webster's play, "The Duchess of Malfi;" Anton Chekhov's play, "The Cherry Orchard;" Athol Fugard's play, "The Road to Mecca;" and William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet;" with Robin Bailey, Ian Bartholomew, Alan Bates, Eleanor Bron, Michael Bryant, Yvonne Bryceland, Selina Cadell, Charlotte Cornwell, Gemma Craven, Michael Gambon, Greg Hicks, Anthony Hopkins, Kelly Hunter, Jonathan Hyde, Sara Kestelman, Roy Kinnear, Leigh Lawson, Nigel Le Vaillant, Hugh Lloyd, Tim McInnery, Ian McKellen, Stephen Moore, Claire Moore, Wendy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Bob Peck, Edward Petherbridge, Joan Plowright, Amanda Redman, Moira Redmond, Imelda Staunton, and Jane Wenham in the cast.

(January-February 1986, June 1986, October-December 1986) She acted in the British National Theatre Repertoire Season at the Cottesloe Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, and Olivier Theatre in London, England in Peter Shaffer's play, "Yonadab;" Tom Stoppard's plays, "The Real Inspector Hound," and "Dalliance;" Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play, "The Critic;" Alan Ayckbourn's plays, "A Chorus of Disapproval," and "Tons of Money;" Howard Brenton's play, "Pravda;" Neil Simon's play, "Brighton Beach Memoirs;" William Congreve's play, "Love for Love;" George Bernard Shaw's play, "Mrs Warren's Profession;" John Webster's play, "The Duchess of Malfi,;" Charlotte Chandler's play, "Not About Heroes;" William Shakespeare's plays, "Hamlet," and "King Lear;" Athol Fugard's play, "The Road to Mecca;" Anton Chekhov's play, "The Cherry Orchard;" Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill's play, "The Threepenny Opera;" Sarah Daniels's play, "Neaptide;" play, "Futurists;" David Wood's play, "The Pied Piper;" Richard Peaslee's play, "Animal Farm;" Franz Werfel's play, "Jacobowsky and The Colonel;" Arthur Wing Pinero's play, "The Magistrate;" David Hare's play, "The Bay At Nice;" Arthur Miller's play, "The American Clock;" Stephen Poliakoff's play, "Coming In To Land;" and Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz's play, "The Mother;" with Robin Bailey, Desmond Barrit, Alan Bates, Suzanne Bertish, Brenda Blethyn, Eleanor Bron, Michael Bryant, Yvonne Bryceland, Selina Cadell, Simon Cadell, David Calder, Charlotte Cornwell, Gemma Craven, Tim Curry, Daniel Day Lewis, Frances De La Tour, Sally Dexter, Russell Dixon, Simon Dutton, Julian Fellowes, Alison Fiske, Michael Gambon, Robert Glenister, Nigel Hawthorne, Anthony Head, Greg Hicks, Clare Higgins, Anthony Hopkins, Kelly Hunter, Geoffrey Hutchings, Jonathan Hyde, Barry Ingham, Sara Kestelman, Roy Kinnear, Leigh Lawson, Nicholas Le Prevost, Nigel Le Vaillant, Hugh Lloyd, Stephen Mackintosh, Anna Massey, Tim McInnery, Ian McKellen, Claire Moore, Stephen Moore, Wendy Morgan, Bill Nighy, Bob Peck, Edward Petherbridge, Joan Plowright, Amanda Redman, Moira Redmond, Jack Shepherd, Michael Simkins, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Stewart, Ken Stott, Zoe Wanamaker, Marcia Warren, Jane Wenham, and Irene Worth in the cast.

(1980) She directed Terrence Rattigan's play, "In Praise of Love," in a Cambridge Theatre Company production at the Peggy Ashcroft Theatre in Croydon, Surrey, England with Jonathan Newth, Barbara Young, and Clive Carter in the cast.

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