Judi Dench

Synopsis

In a special edition of This Cultural Life to mark the 400th anniversary of the publication of the First Folio, Dame Judi talks to John Wilson about her relationship with the work of William Shakespeare. Dench recalls her first professional stage role, playing Ophelia in an Old Vic production of Hamlet in 1957. After joining the RSC she worked her way through many of Shakespeare’s plays, including a landmark production of Macbeth in 1976, directed by Trevor Nunn. Dame Judi recalls her Olivier award-winning performance of Lady Macbeth opposite Ian McKellen and her later role of Cleopatra opposite Anthony Hopkins in 1987 at the National Theatre. Remembering her last stage appearance in a Shakespeare play, she discusses her dual roles of Paulina and Time in A Winter’s Tale, and how her degenerative eyesight condition affected her performance.

Series

This Culural Life

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Radio

Subjects

Drama; Shakespeare

Keywords

acting

Credits

Director

Mark Ward

Producer

Edwina Pitman

Contributor

Judi Dench

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BoB

Email

bob@learningonscreen.ac.uk

Web

https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ondemand External site opens in new window

Phone

020 3743 2345

Address

Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
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Notes

Formerly a service from BUFVC, British Universities Film & Video Council

Distributor

Name

BBC iPlayer