Incredible video of Haydn Gwynne performing Ladies Who Lunch
A video of the late Haydn Gwynne performing a rendition of Ladies Who Lunch simply months earlier than her demise has gone viral on-line.
The actress, who starred as Queen Camilla in The Windsors and shot to fame in 90s sitcom Drop The Dead Donkey, carried out in a preview of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, which hit the West End final month.
The clip, shared on X, previously often called Twitter, exhibits the actress performing in an Old Friends Gala Premiere in May 2022.
The manufacturing was delayed by a number of days final month after the star of stage and display screen, who obtained Olivier and Tony nominations for her flip in Billy Elliot The Musical, withdrew from the present as a consequence of ‘private circumstances’.
At the time, the present’s Producer Cameron Mackintosh paid tribute to her ‘unforgettable efficiency’, which has now racked up half 1,000,000 views on-line.
The footage exhibits Gwynne within the preview efficiency of the present again in May 2022
The clip, which has been shared on X, previously often called Twitter, has been seen half 1,000,000 occasions
People on-line have praised the late actress for her breath-taking efficiency
‘Matthew Bourne and I had been naturally very distressed, together with our sensible forged headed by Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga, to study that Haydn Gwynne should abruptly withdraw from the manufacturing, for the fast future no less than’, he stated.
‘Haydn gave an unforgettable efficiency of ‘Ladies Who Lunch’ in the course of the Old Friends Gala Premiere in May 2022 and has been an integral a part of this very close-knit firm ever since.
‘Haydn will likely be very a lot missed and all of us ship her our love’.
Gwynne died aged 66 yesterday, surrounded by her shut household and associates, in response to her representatives, after a latest most cancers prognosis.
A press release from Gwynne’s representatives stated: ‘It is with nice unhappiness we’re sharing with you that, following her latest prognosis with most cancers, the star of stage and display screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital within the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, shut household and associates.
‘We want to thank the workers and groups on the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for his or her great care over the previous couple of weeks’.
Actress Haydn Gwynne – identified for her stints in Drop The Dead Donkey and The Windsors – has died aged 66
Gwynne is seen again row second from left with fellow forged members in Drop the Dead Donkey
Haydn Gywnn performs the finale of the Opening Night and World Premiere of ‘Billy Elliot: The Musical’ on the Victoria Palace in London 2005
She was additionally identified for taking part in Camilla in The Windsors, which aired for a Coronation particular in May
Gwynne’s final look within the West End was when she starred as character Pam Lee – regarded as primarily based off the presenter Prue Leith – in The Great British Bake Off Musical in March
Gwynne died aged 66 yesterday, surrounded by her shut household and associates, in response to her representatives, after a latest most cancers prognosis
Gwynne’s final look within the West End was when she starred as character Pam Lee – regarded as primarily based off the presenter Prue Leith – in The Great British Bake Off Musical in March.
People on-line have been reacting to the footage of her efficiency in May 2022, and praising her versatility as an actress.
‘Great actress. So versatile. An incredible physique of labor which we are able to thankfully take pleasure in’, one stated.
‘She was such a superb versatile actress’, one other added. ‘I cherished her in all the things I used to be lucky to see her. I’ve shed a tear for her immediately. Gone far too quickly’.
And one other stated they by no means knew the late actress may ‘knock it out of the park like that’.
Elsewhere, figures from the world of showbusiness paid tribute to Gwynne together with Dame Helen Mirren who shared the stage together with her within the play The Audience.
‘Haydn was a delight as an individual and a consummate devoted actress.
‘I had the massive pleasure of sharing the stage together with her, within the play The Audience the place, very similar to the unique characters (Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher) we danced a fragile dance collectively’, Mirren, aged 78, stated.
‘She was each humorous and severe on the identical time, a superb balancing act that her entire profession exemplified. We will miss her very a lot.’
Actor Samuel West stated: ‘This is a horrible loss. One of the nicest and probably the greatest.’ Writer Jack Thorne known as her a ‘great performer’, including that she was the ‘kindest, loveliest soul.’
And James Dreyfus, who starred alongside Rowan Atkinson in Nineteen Nineties sitcom The Thin Blue Line, stated: ‘Terribly unhappy to listen to of the demise of Haydn Gwynne. A beautiful actress. Far too younger.’
Born in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, Gwynne’s father Pat was a printer who ran his personal enterprise.
As a toddler, Gwynne was kicked out of the Brownies for insubordination however excelled at college, the place she carried out effectively academically and likewise turned the junior county tennis champion.
Gwynne had lengthy wished to be an actress however spent her early grownup life in Rome educating English.
Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2021, Gwynne stated the one factor she has realized from life is to do ‘the factor that makes you joyful’.
Her position as Dr Joanna Graham in Peak Practice additionally propelled her to fame. Pictured left to proper – Gary Mavers, Christian Burgess, Haydn Gwynne, Joseph Millson and Sarah Parish
Gwynne additionally featured in Netflix collection The Crown, the place she portrayed royal aide Lady Susan Hussey, who was engulfed in a ‘racism’ row final 12 months
She first made her identify in 1990 when she starred as icy Alex Pates within the comedy Drop The Dead Donkey, which additionally earned her a Bafta TV nomination in 1992
Although she was fearful about how her dad and mom would possibly react, at age 25 she returned house to pursue her dream.
She first made her identify in 1990 when she starred as icy Alex Pates within the comedy Drop The Dead Donkey, which additionally earned her a Bafta TV nomination in 1992.
Her position as Dr Joanna Graham in Peak Practice additionally propelled her to fame.
The actress additionally had a profitable profession on stage and obtained two Olivier Award nods for her efficiency in West End productions of City Of Angels and Billy Elliot The Musical.
She secured two additional nominations for her roles in The Threepenny Opera and Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown.
Gwynne additionally featured in Netflix collection The Crown, the place she portrayed royal aide Lady Susan Hussey, who was engulfed in a ‘racism’ row final 12 months.
Her portrayal of the Queen Consort in recent times is believed to have impressed numerous senior royals, with many on the Palace relating to The Windsors as one thing of a cult programme. It has been reported that Queen Camilla herself has watched the satirical present up to now.
The actress had lately separated from her accomplice, Jason Phipps, a Jungian psychoanalyst. The pair remained associates and shared two sons collectively, Orlando and Harrison.
