An “unsung” actress and director who founded a theatre school that taught future stars including three-time Bafta winner Billie Whitelaw has been honoured with a blue plaque.

Three-time Bafta winner Billie Whitelaw (PA) She performed major Shakespearean roles such as Lady Macbeth and Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, and led the Old Vic’s drama school from 1936.

Three-time Bafta winner Billie Whitelaw (PA) She performed major Shakespearean roles such as Lady Macbeth and Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother, and led the Old Vic’s drama school from 1936.

An “unsung” actress and director who founded a theatre school that taught future stars including three-time Bafta winner Billie Whitelaw has been honoured with a blue plaque. The recognition ...

Among those mentored by Church during her time in Bradford was The Omen actress Billie Whitelaw. Other actors including Lord Peter Wimsey star Edward Petherbridge, ...

Billie Honor Whitelaw (6 June 1932 – 21 December 2014) was an English stage and screen actress. She worked in close collaborration with Irish playwright ...

A blue plaque has been unveiled in Bradford’s historic Little Germany to honour a “powerhouse of British Theatre.” ...