In the early 1990s she toured the country in "The Phantom of the Opera" and "42nd Street", among others. Her later West End credits included the musicals "Nine" in 1997 and "Into the Woods" in 1998 at the Donmar Warehouse and Mrs Pearce in Trevor Nunn's revival of "My Fair Lady" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2002. She also starred in a revival of Christopher Hampton's "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" at the Playhouse Theatre in 2003. The production was not admired but Laye's performance (as Madame de Rosemond) was and she received the Clarence Derwent Award for Best Female in a Supporting Role. In 2005, she toured Britain as the Grandmother in Roald Dahl's "The Witches".