Dame Judi Dench fined five pounds for phone ringing in RSC rehearsal
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 13:01 · Archive
Dame Judi Dench's phone rang during a Royal Shakespeare Company rehearsal, playing the James Bond theme.
Dame Judi Dench was fined £5 when her mobile phone rang during rehearsals for All's Well That Ends Well at the Royal Shakespeare Company, according to Far Out Magazine. The former RSC leader Gregory Doran had introduced a rule charging cast members whose phones rang during rehearsals, with phones ringing during a performance run costing £25.
Dench's phone played the James Bond theme, composed by fellow York-born composer John Barry. Doran told Cheltenham Literature Festival that when Dench's phone rang, she quickly left to retrieve it from her handbag, which she always leaves at the entrance during rehearsals. Doran said nobody's phone went off during a run as a result of the larger £25 charge.
John Barry was an Oscar-winning composer who wrote music for more than 120 film and television scores, including work on the main James Bond theme and 11 Bond films in total.
How it is being reported
- York-born star once fined five pounds for phone playing film tune in rehearsalDame Judi Dench was rehearsing for All’s Well That Ends Well when her phone broke a rule set by Gregory Doran, former leader of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), according to Far Out Magazine.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 12 Oct, 12:30
- York-born star once fined five pounds for phone playing film tune in rehearsalDame Judi Dench was rehearsing for All’s Well That Ends Well when her phone broke a rule set by Gregory Doran, former leader of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), according to Far Out Magazine.The Press (York) · 12 Oct, 12:30
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