Eight years ago I compiled four Top Ten lists of my favourite Shakespeare performances - lead & supporting male and lead & supporting female.
Eight years is a long time in theatre-going - although I have added only one new female lead performance - so to celebrate the greatest playwright ever, here is my updated list of favourite lead actresses and their performances in key roles; these are the ones that all new interpretations are judged against:
BEST ACTRESS (in alphabetical order):
BRENDA BLETHYN (Helena - 1983)
SUSAN FLEETWOOD (Titania - 1983)
GLENDA JACKSON (King Lear - 2016)
GERALDINE JAMES (Portia - 1989)
VANESSA REDGRAVE (Cleopatra - 1986)
VANESSA REDGRAVE (Katharina - 1986)
EMMA THOMPSON (Helena - 1990)
SOPHIE THOMPSON (Rosalind - 1990)
SOPHIE THOMPSON (Isabella - 2004)
ZOE WANAMAKER (Beatrice - 2008)
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