BBCNEWS Breakfast June 4, 2024 06:38:00
—— yes, just after i left central, just before i was going to the vic. and i knew that i'd been cast as 0phelia and i wasn't allowed to tell anybody. in hamlet, in 1957, at the old vic. do you have memories of yourfirst night, of opening night, in hamlet? fear. uh, no. i remember... ..memories of my second night, because the critics weren't kind to me! but what was so wonderful is that michael benthall, who ran the vic, said to me, "i'm going to keep "you in the company," he said. and he said, "you'll play other parts and you'll understudy "all the time and that way, you'll learn." what di...
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