Top 5 West End shows led by female powerhouses
Women have come a long way since 1660 when the ban on female actors in England was finally lifted. As many probably already know, at least from Shakespeare in Love, female roles back then were played exclusively by men dressed in drag. Perhaps, unsurprisingly, only about 15% of characters from William Shakespeare's plays at the time were women, and what's more, it was only when King Charles II granted a c…