Judi Dench she renewed her collaboration with Peter Hall at the Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames in "A Midsummer Night's Dream", which opened in February 2010; she played Titania as Queen Elizabeth I in her later years – almost 50 years after she first played the role for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In July 2010, Dench performed "Send in the Clowns" at a special celebratory promenade concert from the Royal Albert Hall as part of the proms season, in honour of composer Stephen Sondheim's 80th birthday. In 2011, Dench starred in "Jane Eyre", "My Week with Marilyn" and "J. Edgar". In
Shakespeare Theatre Company Anthony Hopkins 2001 – Ralph Fiennes 2002 – Michael Kahn 2003 – Fiona Shaw 2004 – Dame Judi Dench 2005 – Jeremy Irons 2006 – Kevin Spacey 2007 – The Shakespeare Theatre Company’s Acting Company 2008 – Rennie Harris, Peter Martins and Chita Rivera 2009 – Sir Ian McKellen 2010 – Annette Bening 2011 – Michael Kahn in honor of his 25th Anniversary as Artistic Director 2012 - F. Murray Abraham 2013 - Elizabeth McGovern 2014 - John Hurt, Stacy Keach and Diana Rigg 2015 - Julie Taymor 2016 - Charles Dance 2017 - Laura Linney The Emery Battis Award