You could call it the Queens Diamond Jubilee.

September the 9th, 1957.

Sixty years on Saturday.

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She paused and then let out a full-hearted laugh.

I cant quite believe it, even as I say the words.

Directed by Michael Benthall.John Nevilleplayed Hamlet.

Dench As Ophelia

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And the Old Vic had done a five-year plan, which was to produce every play of Shakespeares.

And they only repeated one of those plays, which wasHamlet.

And I was cast as Ophelia.

John Neville As Hamlet And Judi Dench As Ophelia In Play ‘hamlet’ At The Old Vic Theatre - 1957.

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She continues, It was absolutely thrilling.

This was the only thing I wanted to do play characters in Shakespeare for the Old Vic.

It simply couldnt be any better.

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Enjoy these black and white photos featuring Dench from that 1957 Old Vic production ofHamlet.

Denchs new movieVictoria & Abdulopens on Sept. 22.

She also appears in Kenneth BranaghsMurder on the Orient Express, in theaters Nov. 10.

Dame Judi Dench And John Neville At The Old Vic Theatre London As ‘hamlet’ And ‘orphelia’

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Judi Dench On Stage As Ophelia In Hamlet At The Old Vic In September 1957

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