Actor defied early rejections from drama schools to become one of Britain's most exciting stage names, winning plaudits for her roles as well as her personalityIt is a mark of the boldness and versatility of Maxine Peake that she is one of the few actors to have played both Ophelia and Hamlet in productions of Shakespeare's Danish tragedy. And this protean quality is currently on show every night at the Manchester Ro…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:12PM on July 10, 2015