Dench & Sondheim at the Proms

Stephen Sondheim one of the world's greatest composers and lyricists turned 80 this year and to commemorate this there have been special events all around the globe.  The UK got its turn on Saturday when a night of the Proms was dedicated to the iconic musical composer.

Dame Judi Dench (The Importance of Being Earnest) performed a show-stopping rendition of Send in the Clowns from A Little Night Music which she famously starred in during its original West End run.

If you missed the show you can catch up on iPlayer right here

Dench is also going to be voicing the Giant in the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre's production of Sondheim's Into the Woods which starts previewing this week.

Happy Birthday Stephen!

Congrats to the Emmy Nominees!

Two Ealing Studios friends Dame Judi Dench (The Importance of Being Earnest) and Dame Maggie Smith (From Time to Time) have both been nominated for the Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or TV Movie category at the Prime Time Emmy Awards in America.

Judi has been nominated for her powerful turn as Miss Matty in BBC's Return to Cranford (which incidentally was shot at Ealing during 2009) and  Maggie's nomination comes from her performance in Stephen Poliakoff's Capturing Mary which aired in the UK in 2008.

It's going to be the battle of the Dames!

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