I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in order to go and front the choir who were singing at the same occasion. She left the stage halfway through the Crucifixion.

S. Shaw played the lead in Richard II directed by Deborah Warner in 1995. For this role Fiona used a soft Southern accent.

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