Other works
Reader of the ISIS unabridged audio books for the following "Discworld" novels by
Terry Pratchett: "Equal Rites" (1995) and "Wyrd Sisters" (1996).
Won the Laurence Olivier
Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical in 2006 for "Acorn Antiques: The Musical"
Won the The Clarence Derwent
Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1992 for "The Sea".
2006 - acted in "Singular Women" at the Kings Head, London
2005 - reprized her role as Susan Chester in "Unsuspecting Susan" at the 59th Street Theater, New York. It was directed by Lisa Forrell.
2005 - played Miss Babs in "Acorn Antiques The Musical!" at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. It was directed by
Trevor Nunn. The cast included
Julie Walters and
Victoria Wood. She won a Laurence Olivier
Award for her performance.
2003 - played Susan Chester in "Unsuspecting Susan" at the Kings Head. It was directed by Lisa Forrell.
2003 - played Lady Wishfort in "The Way of The World" at the Wilton's Music Hall. It was directed by Selina Cadell.
1998 - played Mrs Candour in "The School for Scandal" at the RSC Stratford/London Barbican. It was directed by Declan Donnellan. The cast included
Matthew Macfadyen.
From 1976-1997, she acted in over forty one plays, including performances of "Habeus Corpus" at the Donmar Warehouse, directed by Sam Mendes, co-starring
Jim Broadbent,
Hugh Bonneville and
Brenda Blethyn, "The Hothouse", alongside
Harold Pinter, and "The Sea", alongside
Judi Dench and
Samuel West. She won The Clarence Derwent
Award for her role in the latter.
TV commercial playing an air stewardess for Heineken lager (1989)
(1988) She acted in Jean Giraudoux's play, "The Madwoman of Chaillot," at the Lilian Baylis Theatre in London, England with Eleanor Bron, Selina Cadell, Philip Franks, and Ian Redford in the cast. Nick Hamm was director.
(1995) She acted in Harold Pinter's play, "The Hothouse," at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with John Shrapnel and Harold Pinter in the cast.
(1977) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Henry V," at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Clive Arrindell, Christopher Good, Ian Talbot, Louise Purnell, Stephen Hoye, Graham Callan, Granville Saxton, Richard Goolden, Ian Bartholomew, Esmond Knight and Nigel Jeffcoat in the cast. David Conville was director.
(1977) She acted in William Shakespeare's play, "Love's Labours Lost," at the Open Air Theatre in Regents Park, London, England with Clive Arrindell, Christopher Good, Ian Talbot, Louise Purnell, Stephen Hoye, Graham Callan, Granville Saxton, Richard Goolden, Ian Bartholomew, Esmond Knight and Nigel Jeffcoat in the cast. David Conville was director.
(1971) She performed in Terry Jones and Michael Palin's pantomime, "Beauty and the Beast," at the Colchester Theatre in Colchester, Essex, England with Sheila Ferris, Eilian Wyn, Monica Stewart, Roger Foss, Brian Walton, William Maxwell, Gilbert Vernon, and Sally Tinker in the cast. David Buxton was director.
(1985) She acted in Christopher Hampton's play, "The Philanthropist," in a Chichester Festival Production at the Chichester Festival Theatre in Chichester, West Sussex, England with Edward Fox, John Wells, Laura Davenport, Jeremy Sinden, and Julian Wadham in the cast. Patrick Gardland was director.
(1995) She acted in Harold Pinter's play, "The Hothouse," in a 1995 Chichester Festival Production at the Comedy Theatre in London, England with Harold Pinter, John Shrapnel, Robert East, Christien Anholt, Tony Haygarth, Roland Oliver, and Peter Blythe in the cast. David Jones was director.
(June 1987-July 1987; August 1987-December 1987) She acted in the British National Theatre Repertoire Season at the Cottesloe Theatre, Lyttelton Theatre, and Olivier Theatre in London, England in Alan Ayckbourn's plays, "A Small Family Business," and "Tons of Money;" William Shakespeare's play, "Antony and Cleopatra," and "King Lear;" Luigi Pirandello's play, "Six Characters In Search of An Author;" August Strindberg's play, "Miss Julie;" Ivan Turgenev and Brian Friel's play, "Fathers and Sons;" Moliere's play, "School for Wives;" Arthur Wing Pinero's play, "The Magistrate;" Henrik Ibsen's play, "Rosmersholm;" Frederico Garcia Lorca's play, "Yerma;" Arthur Miller's play, "A View from a Bridge;" John Cecil Holm and George Abbott's play, "Three Men on a Horse;" Thurston E. Temple's play, "The Wandering Jew;" Nick Darke's play, "Ting Tang Mine;" Peter Gill's play, "Mean Tears;" David Wood's play, "The Pied Piper;" A.R. Gurney's play, "Entertaining Strangers;" play, "Countrymania;" Samuel Beckett's play, "Waiting for Godot;" play, "Down Cemetery Road;" William Shakespeare's play, "Hamlet," by the Royal Dramatic Theatre of Stockholm, Sweden; William Shakespeare's play, "Macbeth," and Euripedes's play, "Medea," by the Ninagawa Company of Japan; and the play, "Tomorrow Was War," by the Mayakovsky Theatre Company of Russia with Robin Bailey, Desmond Barrit, Alan Bennett, Suzanne Bertish, Richard Bonneville, Michael Bryant, Simon Cadell, Garry Cooper, Gemma Craven, Julian Curry, Judi Dench, Sally Dexter, Paola Dionisotti, Russell Dixon, Robert Eddison, Ralph Fiennes, Julia Ford, Michael Gambon, Patrick Garland, Nigel Hawthorne, Barbara Hicks, Douglas Hodge, Anthony Hopkins, Barbara Jefford, Karl Johnson, Nicholas Le Prevost, Philip Locke, Anna Massey, Alec McCowen, Sylvester McCoy, Bill Nighy, Richard Pasco, Tim Pigott-Smith, Mark Rylance, Leslie Sands, Michael Simkins, Juliet Stevenson, Sian Thomas, Philip Voss, and Marcia Warren in the cast.
(1985) She acted in Julie Kavner and Luke Reilly's play, "Particular Friendships," at the Hampstead Theatre in Hampstead, London, England with Philip Voss and Caroline Blakiston in the cast.
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