Judi Dench Best Stories in Conversation at the National Theatre

From the Old Vic to Skyfall — Judi Dench shares sixty years worth of stories in one unmissable evening at the National Theatre. In Conversation with Angus MacKechnie November 2014. Only Judi Dench could open a sold-out conversation at the National Theatre — to a full house, on the eve of a very significant birthday she absolutely refuses to name — with humour, unique stories and her characteristic joyful personality. Key Moments 00:00 Judi Dench in Conversation with Angus MacKechnie 01:13 Judi Dench Playing Ophelia at the Young Vic 02:39 Judi Dench on The Promise with Ian McKellen and Ian Shane 05:02 Judi Dench performing on the 12th Hour. 05:22 Judi Dench performing as Sally Bowels on Cabaret 07:02 Judi Dench was told she wouldn't make it in film 08:46 Judi Dench performing as Cleopatra 10:37 Judi Dench performing on Absolute Hell 11:46 Judi Dench performing on A little night music 12:28 Judi Dench performing Send in The Clowns for the BBC Proms 15:11 Judi Dench playing Titania on A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare 16:15 Judi Dench performing on Peter an Alice with Ben Wishaw and John Logan 17:19 Judi Dench on Skyfall and James Bond 17:59 Judi Dench visited MI5 and MI6 19:12 Judi Dench on portraying the Queens 21:24 Judi Dench on portraying Sybil Thorndike 21:35 Judi Dench in An evening with Rabindranath Tagore at the Old Vic 22:31 The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 23:18 Judi Dench performing on Esio Trot with Dustin Hoffman 24:04 Judi Dench performing on a Harold Pinter Trilogy 'Other Places' [A Kind of Alaska] 25:10 Judi Dench performing on Richard the III 25:39 Judi Dench acting on the film Tulip Fever by Tom Stoppard 26:15 Judi Dench advice to keep going on. 27:57 Judi Dench and Angus MacKechnie take a selfie. The Conversation Interviewed by Angus MacKechnie, this wide-ranging conversation takes in sixty years of stage and screen — from Ophelia at the Old Vic fresh out of drama school ("a baptism of fire"), to Cabaret's Sally Bowles, to Cleopatra in the Olivier with Anthony Hopkins, to seventeen years as M in the Bond franchise, to The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and everything in between. Along the way there are stories about Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Billy Connolly, Steve Coogan, Dustin Hoffman, Sam Mendes, Peter Hall, and a black leather glove that has been passed between theatrical colleagues more than a hundred times since the 1980s. -- We believe that great theatre sparks imagination and brings people together. Every day we strive to make the world a better place through theatre; entertaining and inspiring audiences around the world, using our creativity, expertise and unique reach. You’ll find us in theatres. In cinemas. In schools. And online. -- Discover our work: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ Broadcast to cinemas worldwide: https://www.ntlive.com/ Streaming online: https://www.ntathome.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/NationalTheatre National Theatre Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationaltheatre National Theatre Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nationaltheatre National Theatre TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationaltheatre National Theatre X: https://www.x.com/NationalTheatre National Theatre Live Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ntlive National Theatre Live X: https://www.x.com/NTLive National Theatre Live Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/ntlive/ --- About Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench (1934) is an English actress. Dench attended an all-girls Quaker school, then followed with a brief stop at the York School of Art before changing course and heading off to London's Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years, she performed in several of Shakespeare's plays, in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Although most of her work during this period was in theatre, she also branched into film work and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer. She drew rave reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968. Over the next two decades, Dench established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers, working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company. She received critical acclaim for her work on television during this period, in the series A Fine Romance (1981–1984) and As Time Goes By (1992–2005), in both of which she held starring roles. Her film appearances included supporting roles in major films, such as A Room with a View (1986), before she rose to international fame as M in GoldenEye (1995), a role she continued to play in James Bond films until Spectre (2015). source: https://www.lucy.cam.ac.uk/fellows/dame-judi-dench #JudiDench #NationalTheatre #InConversation #BritishTheatre #JamesBond #Shakespeare #TheatreLegend