Why Dame Judi Dench owes her spectacular career to the family of Benthall Hall
In a bid to tell the story of one family member, staff at Benthall Hall in Broseley have reached out to star of stage and screen, Dame Judi Dench.
In 1957, the director of the Old Vic in London took a chance on a young woman straight out of drama school, casting her as Ophelia in a production of Hamlet.
67 years later and you might have heard of her - now, national treasure, Dame Judi Dench.
In 1957, the director of the Old Vic in London took a chance on a young woman straight out of drama school, casting her as Ophelia in a production of Hamlet.
67 years later and you might have heard of her - now, national treasure, Dame Judi Dench.