She’s 94 today/tomorrow depending on where you live (February 17).
She’s a very warm person with an unparalleled talent of acting and singing.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 14 | February 26, 2023 12:59 PM |
Happy Birthday, Mumsy!!
Give me a ring on the slim line telephone with automatic redial.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | February 17, 2023 12:00 AM |
I saw her as Lady Bracknell in TIOBE in 1999 — the Queen, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, and Princess Margaret were there for the QM’s 99th birthday. Routledge led the audience in singing Happy Birthday to her. Great memory.
And she won a Best Actress in a Musical Tony in 1968 for Darling for the Day.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | February 17, 2023 12:31 AM |
She's always singing at me!
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | February 17, 2023 12:33 AM |
R2, I shall certainly play that disc at my next waterside supper with riparian entertainments!
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | February 17, 2023 12:44 AM |
My dear Sheridan was to take me to the fancy dress ball for my birthday, but called to say there was a grave accident in his advanced needlework class.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | February 17, 2023 2:10 AM |
have any of you ever seen her perform Alan Bennett monologues? Incredible writing and the acting! Oh my gosh, amazing.
Routledge performing "Miss Fozzard Finds her Feet".
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 7 | February 17, 2023 2:17 AM |
Yes, R7, she was terrific in Talking Heads. She’s always terrific. And, R3, I would have loved to see her Lady Bracknell. I did get to see David Suchet as LB a few years ago. Lots of fun.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | February 17, 2023 2:37 AM |
She said Shirley MacLaine wasn't nice to her when she did The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom and found Jerry Lewis a nightmare to work with.
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 12 | February 17, 2023 2:51 AM |
Catch Patricia Routledge and Prunella Scales in Alan Bennett's Play-Doris and Doreen (1978).
One of Alan Bennet's early works and indeed IIRC first television play it "Doris and Doreen" is often panned and not seen by some on level of Mr. Bennet's later works such as "Woman of No Importance", which followed about a year later. It starts out slow but stick with it...
Those from UK will likely recognize type of office and jobs "Doris and Doreen" have, but also matching up the dates realize state of British economy, employment and politics. Margaret Thatcher was elected PM in 1979 , the rest as they say is history, especially as it relates to workers of all sorts and British economy.
Doris and Doreen work for a large unnamed corporation. They're basically paper pushers of sort nearly every company or civil service department once had tons of back in day. Bit slow off mark but the women realize changes are afoot, though not exactly sure what is going on.
Using their in depth knowledge of rules and paperwork the two women launch an intense effort to get to bottom of things in aid of finding out what is going on with various changes.
For those who lived through such times or otherwise "been there and done that" things come clearly into focus. What's fun is watching Doris and Doreen doing things as one did back in those days without aid of computer. Simply follow all that paper work...
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 13 | February 26, 2023 12:57 PM |
God bless her, Pat Routledge still has got it!
Offsite Link| by Anonymous | reply 14 | February 26, 2023 12:59 PM |
