In Peter Hall's 1987 National Theatre production, Dench took Shakespeare's character and re-created it from her own personality and imaginationIn the case of Judi Dench, one is confronted by an embarrassment of riches. I could choose her famous 1976 Lady Macbeth, opposite Ian McKellen, that suggested a terrified apprehension of the satanic powers the thane's wife has invoked. In that same Stratford season, Dench was …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on April 20, 2015