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
BBC Television Shakespeare framing. The "Prefaces to Shakespeare" episode for "Measure for Measure" was presented by Judi Dench, who had played Isabella in a 1962 RSC production directed by Peter Hall. The "Shakespeare in Perspective" episode was presented by barrister and author Sir John Mortimer. Cast The second of only two episodes shot on location, after "As You Like It". However, whereas the location shooting in that episode was heavily criticised as taking away from the play, here, the location work was celebrated. The episode was shot at Leeds Castle, Penshurst Place and Hever Castle, in the actual rooms in which some of