I can hardly believe that it is more than half a century since I first stepped on to the stage of the Old Vic Theatre and into a way of life that has brought me the most rewarding professional relationships and friendships.  I cannot imagine now ever doing anything else with my life except acting…” – Judi DenchFrom London’s glittering West End to Broadway’s bright lights, from her Academy Award-winning role as Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love to “M” in the James Bond films, Judi Dench has treated audiences to some of the greatest performances of our time.  She made her professional acting debut in 1957 with England’s Old Vic theatre company playing Ophelia in Hamlet , Katherine in Henry V (her New York debut), and then, Juliet. In 1961, she joined the Royal Shakespeare Company playing Anya in The Cherry Orchard with John Gielgud and Peggy Ashcroft. In 1968, she went beyond the classical stage to become a sensation as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, adding musical comedy to her repertoire. Over the years, Dench has given indelible performances in the classics as well as some of the greatest plays and musicals of the twentieth century including Noël Coward’s Hay Fever, Stephen Sondheim’s A Little Night Music, Kaufman and Hart’s The Royal Family and David Hare’s Amy’s View (for which she won the Tony Award).  Recently, she made a triumphant return to A Midsummer Night’s Dream as Titania, a role she first played in 1962, now played as a theatre-besotted Queen Elizabeth I.  Her film career has been filled with unforgettable performances of some unforgettable women: Queen Victoria in Mrs. Brown, the terrifying schoolteacher Barbara Covett in Notes on a Scandal and the writer Iris Murdoch in Iris.  And, for the BBC, Dench created another unforgettable woman when she brought her great comic timing and deeply felt emotions to the role of Jean Pargetter in the long-running BBC series As Time Goes By.And Furthermore is, however, more than the story of a great actress’s career.   It is also the story of Judi Dench’s life: her early days as a child in a family that was in love with the theatre; her marriage to actor Michael Williams; the joy she takes in her daughter, the actress Finty Williams, and her grandson, Sammy.  Filled with Dench’s impish sense of humor, diamond-sharp intelligence and photos from her personal archives, And Furthermore is the book every fan of the great Judi Dench will cherish.

Product Description: A delightful pairing of archive programs in which Judi Dench, in the company of her husband Michael Williams and their friends John Moffatt and Alec McCowen, reads a cornucopia of poetry and prose. Interspersed with witty and reflective banter, the readers breathe life into wonderful verse by the likes of Coleridge, Dylan Thomas, DH Lawrence, Sylvia Plath, W H Auden, Roger McGough, Charlotte Mitchell, and Shakespeare...read more

Product Description: Since its first presentation of Twelfth Night in 1932, London’s most famous al fresco theatre has wowed millions of playgoers with its dazzling productions and pastoral charm. Originally inspired by the desire to stage Shakespeare in the open air, the Park now also presents musicals, studio plays and concerts...read more

Product Description: The name Pinewood Studios is synonymous with a long history astounding moviemaking. Some of the world’s most successful films have been made at Pinewood, among them such global blockbusters as Superman, Batman, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, The Da Vinci Code and the ever-popular Bond films, from Dr No in 1962 right up to the highly acclaimed Casino Royale of 2006...read more

Product Description: Generations of children have grown up on Winnie the Pooh's adventures with his forest friends. These sparkling audio adaptations of A.A. Milne's beloved stories—now available on CD—feature an all-star cast of readers, including Oscar winner Judi Dench...read more

Product Description: This marvelous collection of images, many of which are drawn from Judi Dench’s personal photo albums, offer the actress’s many fans a rare insight into her life. John Miller, her biographer, has augmented Judi Dench’s own photos with images depicting 50 years of distinguished work in film, theater, and television...read more

Product Description: In The Actor Speaks, Patsy Rodenburg takes actors and actresses, both professional and beginners, through a complete voice workshop. She touches on every aspect of performance work that involves the voice and sorts through the kinds of vexing problems every performer faces onstage: breath and relaxation; vocal range and power; communication with other actors; singing and acting simultaneously; working on different sized stages and in both large and small auditoriums; approaching the vocal demands of different kinds of scripts...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This entertaining introduction to Shakespeare's work weaves biographical information with excerpts from 33 of his plays. Informative, well-researched commentary written by two Royal Shakespeare Company actors provides a glimpse of the man and little-known lore about his work.

A full-cast dramatization features the adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, his boy Christopher Robin, and the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood.

Amazon.com Review: Paul Rhys, Judi Dench, Michael Williams, and Charlotte Attenborough belt out some of the best love poetry around. Feast your ears on inspired renditions of all the usual suspects--Milton, Donne, Shakespeare, Rossetti, Browning, Herbert, Blake, and dozens more--plus a refreshing array of contemporary poets like Roger McGough, Carol Anne Duffy, and John Fuller, who confesses in "Valentine," I'd like to see you ironing your skirt and canceling other dates...read more

Winnie-the-Pooh and his animal friends embark on a series of adventures in a full-cast dramatization.

Winnie-the-Pooh and his animal friends embark on a series of adventures in full-cast dramatizations.

Product Description: Giving a precise record of country life at the end of the last century, this book records the fast-dissolving England of peasant, yeoman and craftsman, and the self-sufficient world of work and poverty.

Product Description: This is a recording of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, Oscar Wilde and Hans Christian Andersen, read by Joss Ackland, Simon Callow and Judi Dench.