Dame Maggie Smith is down but not out

» By hilary | the 10-05-2009 at 22:42 | 269 views (115 unique) | 3 comments | Report post!

Don't write her off just yet. She is, as her son Toby Stephens tells me, nothing if not a fighter. "She has been offered a few stage roles but the fact is none of them has appealed to her," one of her friends adds. "Believe me, if the right part were to come along, she would grab it."

The last time Dame Maggie, 74, appeared on stage was in Edward Albee's oddity of a play, The Lady From Dubuque in 2007. "It works simply because Dame Maggie has willed it to," said the man from The Sunday Telegraph.
Touching wood

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, the Master of the Queen's Music, is prone to jolly japes. He was, for instance, pulling our legs when he said that he intended to compose an opera about the scandal of the MPs' expenses.


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josie
josie
the 10-05-2009 at 22:53
She's a brilliant actress and made of tough stuff. Would love to see her performing at the theatre.
arthurdillo
arthurdillo
the 10-05-2009 at 22:43
A fine actress.. why not if you can pick and chose your work put your energy to something that appeals
traceyjayne
traceyjayne
the 10-05-2009 at 22:43
I was so sorry to hear the news that she was ill. I admire her very much.

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