msc 18,490 Posted May 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Gooseberry Crumble said: I wonder whether or not we should read anything into the fact the other thespian Dame Joan- as in Dame Joan Plowright wasn't there? Just a thought... Doesn't get out much now. Blind as a bat! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 700 Posted December 9, 2023 This was posted on facebook today, and was said to be a recent photo of her on a train. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,690 Posted December 9, 2023 4 minutes ago, dimreaper said: This was posted on facebook today, and was said to be a recent photo of her on a train. It’s not that recent, and it’s been posted on the forums before. I can’t remember which thread though. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 12,014 Posted December 9, 2023 At very least July 2022. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,340 Posted December 9, 2023 I read on Facebook she was in a care home but still doing OK.Will see if I can find the link. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grimgrass 514 Posted December 9, 2023 57 minutes ago, Sean said: I read on Facebook she was in a care home but still doing OK.Will see if I can find the link. I found this article. Apparently she has lived there since at least 2021. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,340 Posted December 9, 2023 34 minutes ago, Grimgrass said: I found this article. Apparently she has lived there since at least 2021. Yes that was the picture of her they used when it was mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 700 Posted December 10, 2023 2 hours ago, Grimgrass said: I found this article. Apparently she has lived there since at least 2021. It's interesting to see a British performer opt for a care home other than Delville Hall. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted December 10, 2023 10 hours ago, dimreaper said: It's interesting to see a British performer opt for a care home other than Delville Hall. She has lived in Chichester for years - prehaps just wanted to stay local Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 700 Posted December 10, 2023 Betty Boothroyd dying in Cambridge casts doubt on the idea that they were a couple. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,063 Posted December 17, 2023 Is giving a live 2 hour interview thing at Liverpool's Tung Auditorium in March. Here's a link (https://thetungauditorium.com/events/facing-the-music-a-life-in-musical-theatre) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,340 Posted January 1 Good entry.Nearly 95 and in a care home plus a UK A Lister.No brainer. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted January 1 If she dies, will the headline be "Bucket kicks the bucket"? 2 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livingbygrace 369 Posted January 1 I loved her in Keeping up appearances.. My parents would watch it sometimes and we all would be laughing over something she was doing or pronouncing. I didn't realize she was still living. God Bless her 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kenny 283 Posted January 6 On 17/12/2023 at 20:22, Commtech Sio Bibble said: Is giving a live 2 hour interview thing at Liverpool's Tung Auditorium in March. Here's a link (https://thetungauditorium.com/events/facing-the-music-a-life-in-musical-theatre) It’s on her Bucket List! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wengeruk 28 Posted January 17 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-12971171/Betty-Boothroyd-QUENTIN-LETTS-memorial-service-late-Commons-Speaker.html Patricia Routledge did a reading at Betty Boothroyds memorial service on Monday. No pictures of her, but apparently she "hobbled". 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted January 18 On 06/01/2024 at 21:31, Kenny said: It’s on her Bucket List! Noticed she's doing another theatre date in March in Thame https://www.blogcliveconwayproductions.com/post/dame-patricia-routledge-will-perform-facing-the-music-at-the-players-theatre-alongside-edward-seckerson-on-17th-march-2024 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted February 14 Allegedly a new photo but I have a deja vu moment about this 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,597 Posted February 14 10 minutes ago, Deathrace said: Allegedly a new photo but I have a deja vu moment about this Surely that is an old photo. It looks like Glenda Jackson between Penelope Keith and the Queen and she has been dead almost a year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GEMINEYE 207 Posted February 14 2 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Surely that is an old photo. It looks like Glenda Jackson between Penelope Keith and the Queen and she has been dead almost a year That's not Glenda Jackson. Isn't it Vanessa Redgrave? 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,193 Posted February 14 12 minutes ago, Bibliogryphon said: Surely that is an old photo. It looks like Glenda Jackson between Penelope Keith and the Queen and she has been dead almost a year Glenda Jackson was never a Dame, so it can't be. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 2,206 Posted February 14 9 minutes ago, GEMINEYE said: That's not Glenda Jackson. Isn't it Vanessa Redgrave? Yep. Routledge looks better to me than Virginia McKenna does, although both are doing very well for their ages. Sian Phillips looks in very fine fettle. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,611 Posted February 14 Virginia McKenna looks like she has sight issues. There is another pic of the dames on the Daily Mail website with Judi Dench as well. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,171 Posted February 14 Penelope Keith looks good for 83. Maureen Lipman and Joanna Lumley are both quite glamorous still for 77. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 14 Floella Benjamin could pass for 60 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
