By Anita Singh, Arts and Entertainment Editor7:59PM BST 01 Jun 2014
Dame Judi Dench is to star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Richard III after the Sherlock actor ambushed her during a Shakespeare masterclass.
The veteran actress will play Queen Margaret to Cumberbatch's hunchbacked monarch in a BBC production this autumn.
Appearing before an audience on the final day of the Hay Festival, in conversation with Sir Richard Eyre, Dame Judi was initially coy about whether she would take the part.
Cumberbatch approached her several months ago, it emerged, and has been trying to persuade her to take the role.
But she was put on the spot when the audience were invited to participate in the discussion and Cumberbatch, from his seat in the front row, seized his opportunity.
Dame Judi Dench is to star opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in Richard III after the Sherlock actor ambushed her during a Shakespeare masterclass.
The veteran actress will play Queen Margaret to Cumberbatch's hunchbacked monarch in a BBC production this autumn.
Appearing before an audience on the final day of the Hay Festival, in conversation with Sir Richard Eyre, Dame Judi was initially coy about whether she would take the part.
Cumberbatch approached her several months ago, it emerged, and has been trying to persuade her to take the role.
But she was put on the spot when the audience were invited to participate in the discussion and Cumberbatch, from his seat in the front row, seized his opportunity.
READ MORE HERE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/hay-festival/10868771/Judi-Dench-to-star-with-Benedict-Cumberbatch-in-Shakespeare.html
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