A review by lory_enterenchanted
And Furthermore by Judi Dench

informative reflective

3.0

Dench's reminiscences are fairly tame, not nearly as dishy and fun as Mary Rodgers's SHY, which I just read, but a pleasant peek behind the scenes with one of today's greats. It's more meaningful if one has seen the plays she discusses, but still interesting to me even if not. I didn't know that she was in Cabaret in London - the director told her not to worry that she wasn't a singer, nor was the character in the novel the show was based on - nor that she was originally slated to play Grizabella in Cats, but snapped her Achilles tendon. Her take on the Hollywood Oscars circus, which she got into after being nominated for Mrs Brown, is refreshing - she has a marvelous time while finding it all a bit crazy, especially when she won the award for Shakespeare in Love, "eight minutes with bad teeth."  Wish I could have seen her in person once, but at least we have the films. I'd like to read the biography (this is meant as just a supplement).