Editing Vanessa Redgrave (section)

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Redgrave won four [[Evening Standard Awards#Best Actress|Evening Standard Awards for Best Actress]] in four decades. She was awarded the [[Laurence Olivier Award for Actress of the Year in a Revival]] in 1984 for ''[[The Aspern Papers]]''.

In 2000, her theatre work included [[Prospero]] in ''[[The Tempest]]'' at [[Shakespeare's Globe]] in London. In 2003, she won a [[Tony Award]] for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway [[revival (play)|revival]] of [[Eugene O'Neill]]'s ''[[Long Day's Journey Into Night]]''. In January 2006, Redgrave was presented the Ibsen Centennial Award for her "outstanding work in interpreting many of [[Henrik Ibsen]]'s works over the last decades".<ref>[http://www.norway.org.uk/ibsen/events/ibsenlaunch.htm "Vanessa Redgrave honoured at UK Ibsen Year opening"], ''Norway – the official site in the UK''. Retrieved 17 December 2006.</ref> Previous recipients of the award include [[Liv Ullmann]], [[Glenda Jackson]] and [[Claire Bloom]].

In 2007, Redgrave played [[Joan Didion]] in her Broadway stage adaptation of her 2005 book, ''[[The Year of Magical Thinking]]'', which played 144 regular performances in a 24-week limited engagement at the [[Booth Theatre]]. For this, she won the [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show]] and was nominated for the [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]]. She reprised the role at the [[Lyttelton Theatre]] at the [[Royal National Theatre]] in London to mixed reviews. She also spent a week performing the work at the [[Theatre Royal, Bath|Theatre Royal]] in [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] in September 2008. She once again performed the role of Joan Didion for a special benefit at [[Cathedral of St. John the Divine]] in [[New York City|New York]] on 26 October 2009. The performance was originally slated to debut on 27 April, but was pushed due to the death of Redgrave's daughter Natasha. The proceeds for the benefit were donated to the [[United Nations Children's Fund]] (UNICEF) and the [[United Nations Relief and Works Agency]] (UNRWA). Both charities work to provide help for the children of [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]].

In October 2010, she starred in the Broadway premiere of ''[[Driving Miss Daisy (play)|Driving Miss Daisy]]'' starring in the title role opposite [[James Earl Jones]]. The show premiered on 25 October 2010 at the [[John Golden Theatre]] in [[New York City]] to rave reviews.<ref>Foster, Alistair (26 October 2010),[http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891608-rave-reviews-for-redgrave-sassy-at-73-after-year-of-family-heartbreak.do "Rave reviews for Vanessa Redgrave, 'sassy' at 73 after year of family heartbreak"]. ''[[London Evening Standard]]''. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229023831/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/article-23891608-rave-reviews-for-redgrave-sassy-at-73-after-year-of-family-heartbreak.do |date=29 December 2010 }}.</ref> The production was originally scheduled to run to 29 January 2011 but due to a successful response and high box office sales, was extended to 9 April 2011.<ref>Gans, Andrew (15 December 2010), [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145877-Driving-Miss-Daisy-Extends-Through-April-2011-with-All-Three-Stars "Driving Miss Daisy Extends Through April 2011 with All Three Stars"], ''Playbill''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217072951/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/145877-Driving-Miss-Daisy-Extends-Through-April-2011-with-All-Three-Stars |date=17 December 2010 }}.</ref> In May 2011, she was nominated for a [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play]] for the role of Daisy in ''[[Driving Miss Daisy (play)|Driving Miss Daisy]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/2011-Tony-Nominations-Announced-THE-BOOK-OF-MORMON-Leads-With-14-20110503 | title=2011 Tony Nominations Announced! THE BOOK OF MORMON Leads With 14! |publisher=broadway world.com |date=3 May 2011 |access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref> The play transferred to the [[Wyndham's Theatre]] in [[London]] from 26 September to 17 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831308271533/Redgrave+%26+Jones+Drive+Miss+Daisy+to+West+End.html |title=Redgrave & Jones Drive Miss Daisy to West End – Driving Miss Daisy at Wyndham's Theatre |publisher=Whatsonstage.com |access-date=11 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228050102/http://www.whatsonstage.com/news/theatre/london/E8831308271533/Redgrave+%26+Jones+Drive+Miss+Daisy+to+West+End.html |archive-date=28 December 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2013, Redgrave starred alongside [[Jesse Eisenberg]] in Eisenberg's ''The Revisionist''. The New York production ran from 15 February to 27 April. Redgrave played a Polish holocaust survivor in the play.<ref>Hetrick, Adam (15 February 2013), [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175065-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Premieres-Off-Broadway-Feb-15 "The Revisionist, Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave, Premieres Off-Broadway Feb. 15"]. ''Playbill''. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130307004540/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175065-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Premieres-Off-Broadway-Feb-15 |date=7 March 2013 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175484-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Extends-Off-Broadway-Run|title=The Revisionist, Starring Jesse Eisenberg and Vanessa Redgrave, Extends Off-Broadway Run|work=Playbill|date=1 March 2013|first=Andrew|last= Gans|author2= Kenneth Jones|access-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505015951/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/175484-The-Revisionist-Starring-Jesse-Eisenberg-and-Vanessa-Redgrave-Extends-Off-Broadway-Run|archive-date=5 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> In September 2013, Redgrave once again starred opposite [[James Earl Jones]] in a production of ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' at [[The Old Vic]], London, directed by [[Mark Rylance]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Trueman|first=Matt|title=Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones to reunite for Old Vic's Much Ado|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2012/dec/04/vanessa-redgrave-james-earl-jones-much-ado|newspaper=The Guardian|date=4 December 2012}}</ref>

In 2016, Redgrave played Queen Margaret in ''[[Richard III (play)|Richard III]]'' with [[Ralph Fiennes]] in the title role, at the [[Almeida Theatre]], London.<ref>{{cite news|last=Billington|first=Michael|title=Richard III – Ralph Fiennes gets to grips with Shakespeare's ruthless ruler|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2016/jun/16/richard-iii-review-ralph-fiennes-almeida-theatre|newspaper=The Guardian|date=16 June 2016}}</ref>

In February 2022, it was confirmed that she would be playing Mrs Higgins in ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]] from May to August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|work=WhatsOnStage|title=My Fair Lady announces lead casting for West End run|last=Wood|first=Alex|date=25 February 2022|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/my-fair-lady-lead-casting-west-end_55999.html}}</ref>

In a poll of "industry experts" and readers conducted by ''[[The Stage]]'' in 2010, Redgrave was ranked as the ninth greatest stage actor/actress of all time.<ref>{{cite web|author=Alistair Smith |url=http://www.thestage.co.uk/news/newsstory.php/30744/judi-dench-tops-greatest-stage-actor-poll |title=Judi Dench tops Greatest Stage Actor poll |work=The Stage |date=15 December 2010 |access-date=30 March 2012}}</ref>