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Dame Judi Dench's part in school play | Dame Judi Dench's part in school play |
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An Oscar-winning film star has thrilled pupils at a North Yorkshire boarding school by agreeing to take a part in their school play. | An Oscar-winning film star has thrilled pupils at a North Yorkshire boarding school by agreeing to take a part in their school play. |
Dame Judi Dench is to be the voice of the giant in the Giggleswick school production of Into the Woods. | Dame Judi Dench is to be the voice of the giant in the Giggleswick school production of Into the Woods. |
Pupils wrote asking her to take part with the cast of 90 schoolchildren. | Pupils wrote asking her to take part with the cast of 90 schoolchildren. |
She is patron of the Richard Whiteley Theatre that opened about 18 months ago, set up with money left by Mr Whiteley to the school in his will. | She is patron of the Richard Whiteley Theatre that opened about 18 months ago, set up with money left by Mr Whiteley to the school in his will. |
It is named after the late Countdown presenter who was a pupil at the school. | It is named after the late Countdown presenter who was a pupil at the school. |
Mr Whiteley, who was the host of Channel 4's daytime game show for 23 years, died in 2005 aged 61. | Mr Whiteley, who was the host of Channel 4's daytime game show for 23 years, died in 2005 aged 61. |
'Really thrilled' | 'Really thrilled' |
Dame Judi won her Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love. | Dame Judi won her Oscar for Best Actress in a Supporting Role as Elizabeth I in the 1998 film Shakespeare in Love. |
The pupils chose to ask York-born Dame Judi because she had already featured as the voice of the giant in the London Regent's Park open-air production of the Stephen Sondheim musical. | The pupils chose to ask York-born Dame Judi because she had already featured as the voice of the giant in the London Regent's Park open-air production of the Stephen Sondheim musical. |
The giant is not seen onstage during the play. | The giant is not seen onstage during the play. |
The school said it was the first time Dame Judi had lent her recorded voice to a school play. | The school said it was the first time Dame Judi had lent her recorded voice to a school play. |
Andrew Beales, the school's foundation director, said the children were "really, really thrilled. They weren't really expecting to get her to agree to do it." | |
Giggleswick is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day school. | Giggleswick is an independent, co-educational, boarding and day school. |
Into the Woods runs from 1-3 December. | Into the Woods runs from 1-3 December. |
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