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Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson, CBE joined the Royal Shakespeare Company from RADA where she won the coveted Gold Bancroft Medal. She is an acclaimed classical actress at both the RSC and the Royal National Theatre. In 1992 her West End performance in ‘Death and The Maiden’ won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress. Her fifth Olivier nomination was for her acting in ‘Duet for One’ in 2009, and she has also received three nominations for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress. In film, her performance in ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’ won her the Evening Standard Award for Best Actress. Stevenson’s other film credits include ‘Being Julia’, ‘Pierrepoint’, ‘Breaking and Entering’, ‘Emma’, ‘Bend it Like Beckham’, ‘Mona Lisa Smile’, and ‘Infamous’. Juliet Stevenson was awarded the CBE in 1999 for her services to the British film industry and the London stage.

Readings

Wild nights! Wild nights! read by Juliet Stevenson
My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun read by Juliet Stevenson
Given in Marriage unto thee read by Juliet Stevenson
Success is counted sweetest read by Juliet Stevenson
God is indeed a jealous God read by Juliet Stevenson
I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - read by Juliet Stevenson
Going to him! Happy letter! read by Juliet Stevenson
There's a certain Slant of Light read by Juliet Stevenson
He put the Belt around my life read by Juliet Stevenson
Because I could not stop for Death read by Juliet Stevenson
Heart! We will forget him! read by Juliet Stevenson
After great pain a formal feeling comes read by Juliet Stevenson
I died for beauty read by Juliet Stevenson
My life closed twice before its close read by Juliet Stevenson
I know of people in the Grave read by Juliet Stevenson
I took one Draught of Life read by Juliet Stevenson
Let us play Yesterday read by Juliet Stevenson
Not with a Club, the Heart is broken read by Juliet Stevenson
Once more my now bewildered Dove read by Juliet Stevenson
Publication - is the Auction read by Juliet Stevenson
Rearrange a Wife's Affection! read by Juliet Stevenson
The Missing All read by Juliet Stevenson
The Devil - had he Fidelity read by Juliet Stevenson
They Shut Me Up in Prose read by Juliet Stevenson
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Wild nights! Wild nights! read by Juliet Stevenson
My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun read by Juliet Stevenson
Given in Marriage unto thee read by Juliet Stevenson
Success is counted sweetest read by Juliet Stevenson
God is indeed a jealous God read by Juliet Stevenson
I heard a Fly buzz - when I died - read by Juliet Stevenson
Going to him! Happy letter! read by Juliet Stevenson
There's a certain Slant of Light read by Juliet Stevenson
He put the Belt around my life read by Juliet Stevenson
Because I could not stop for Death read by Juliet Stevenson
Heart! We will forget him! read by Juliet Stevenson
After great pain a formal feeling comes read by Juliet Stevenson
I died for beauty read by Juliet Stevenson
My life closed twice before its close read by Juliet Stevenson
I know of people in the Grave read by Juliet Stevenson
I took one Draught of Life read by Juliet Stevenson
Let us play Yesterday read by Juliet Stevenson
Not with a Club, the Heart is broken read by Juliet Stevenson
Once more my now bewildered Dove read by Juliet Stevenson
Publication - is the Auction read by Juliet Stevenson
Rearrange a Wife's Affection! read by Juliet Stevenson
The Missing All read by Juliet Stevenson
The Devil - had he Fidelity read by Juliet Stevenson
They Shut Me Up in Prose read by Juliet Stevenson
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