Atkins's turn as Mrs Rooney in the 2012 revival of Samuel Beckett's play showed off all her skills, subtlely and emotional directnessI was recently sent a DVD of the BBC's 1960s Shakespeare history cycle, An Age of Kings. On the cover is the face of a young woman with a sword, cropped hair and a fierce, uncompromising gaze. It is a young Eileen Atkins as Joan la Pucelle. There is something about those large eyes and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on May 11, 2015