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JUDI DENCH:.A BONAFIDE GRANDE DAME

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From the Desk of Paula Rosenstein and Simon Fargharr

JUDI DENCH

With nearly 50 years experience as an actress, Dame Judi Dench has given an astonishing range of performances. As well as her Oscars and knighthood, she was the first person to win two Olivier awards and her marriage to Michael Williams was one of the most successful in showbusiness. Moreover she has brought grace, warmth and frequently a fascinating coldness to an extraordinary mixture of roles.

Class and finesse

Along with actors like Alison Steadman and John Thaw, Dench belongs to a small group of performers who have lent class and finesse to a dazzling range of material, from situation comedy to big screen blockbusters. The first hints of her talent came in the 1966 serial Talking to a Stranger. This suffocating psychodrama was a feast of brilliant acting, and a success Dench built on with a performance as a sexy Titania in Peter Hall's film of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Masterful Macbeth: But it was as Lady Macbeth that Dench created the most brilliant feat of her acting career. Dame Edith Evans famously refused to play the role owing to her belief that the part was incomplete, that the character's psychological collapse happened offstage and allowed the actor little opportunity to convey such a huge plot development.

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MAMA MIA At Prince of Wales.

Coventry Street, London, W1D 6AS. Opening: 6/9/2004
Closing: Open Run. Running Time: 2 hrs. 30 min. Show times. Evenings: Monday to Saturday 7.30 (Friday 8.30). Matinees, Friday 5.00 & Saturday 3.0

The back catalogue of Abba, one of the most successful bands of all time, accompanies Catherine Johnson's new story in which a young woman and her mother (played by Louise Plowright) find themselves involved in past events on the eve of the daughter's wedding day. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd whose credits include 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' at the National Theatre. Songs include 'Money, Money, Money' and 'Dancing Queen'. "To visit London and not see Mamma Mia would be like going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower!" - Talk Radio "Abba-solutely Fab!" - Daily Mail "Without question, the hottest ticket in town!" - Daily Telegraph. Music: Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus
Lyrics: Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus. Book: Catherine Johnson. Director: Phyllida Lloyd. Producer: Judy Craymer, Richard East and Bjorn Ulvaeus for Littlestar in association with Universal. Designer: Mark Thompson. Lighting: Howard Harrison. Choreography: Antony Van Laast.

But in 1978 Dench pulled it off with one of the most hair-raising scenes in TV history, somehow encapsulating that vague theatrical concept of "going mad" with her now legendary satanic scream.

Comedy and drama: She switched to lighter fare with the delightfully assured sitcom A Fine Romance, which gave her the chance to showcase her warmth and impeccable comic timing. She managed to use her maternal qualities to even greater effect in the magnificent On Giant's Shoulders, an astounding BBC play which chronicled the story of a couple's attempts to adopt a Thalidomide child. If Dench's work has moved into more crowd-pleasing areas, from Bond movies to nostalgic period dramas, she still allows herself plenty of opportunity to give us those Lady Macbeth moments. She remains compelling in movies like Iris and stage roles like Sondheim's A Little Night Music, in which her intimate performance of Send in the Clowns was an expressive tour de force.-Simon Farqharr

Where Is Gary Morgenstein?

He is busy busy taking care of corporate business and production at Lifetime Television. Gary wrote an unusual play "Ponzi Man" which was produced in New York under the umbrella of the Fringe International Theater Festival. It was a success on an artistic level. The play rotated around the ambiance of a dysfunctional Jewish family in New York. Morgenstein excelled in depicting characters suitable for a play production. Ponzi Man created a buzz in New York, but helas! no more news about this well crafted piece of theater. Morgenstein succeeded in creating a world class play. But showbiz has its own rules and strokes of fortune. Ponzi Man could and would do well, here in London.

Mark Schultz -Award winning New York Playwright

One of America's hottest new writers comes to Soho Theatre. Mark Schultz has just won the Oppenheimer Award for Best New Playwright in New York for A Brief History of Helen of Troy which has its London premiere on 7 November.

A Brief History of Helen of Troyby Mark Schultz and directed by Gordon Anderson. Charlotte is 15 and grieving over the loss of her beautiful mother. Her father Harry is comatose in front of the TV and her best friend Heather gives important advice on beauty products and blow jobs. Startling and unsettlingly authentic, and with its sights set firmly on contemporary America, this dark and very funny play is a poignant look at adolescence and society's emphasis on beauty. 'Heartbreaking, hilarious and tragic… a cathartic and intensely personal experience.' NY Theater Review. Until 26 November, 7.30pm. Matinees: 19, 26 November at 4pm. here will be a post show discussion after the matinee on 19 November. Tickets: 7 - 12 November: £10. 14 - 19 November: £15 (£12.50). 21 - 26 November: £20 (£15). Earlier dates are cheaper so book now before they're sold out! Call 0870 429 6883 or click here. Suitable for ages 15+. Presented by ATC and Drum Theatre Plymouth.