The Unofficial Chronology of Dame Judi Dench's Career
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THE  OLD  VIC  COMPANY
Judi Dench's Collection of Plays
Seasons:    57 / 58    58 / 59    59 / 60    60 / 61
Last Updated:   November 25, 2006
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1957 / 1958 Season

Hamlet
First Performance -- September 18, 1957
Judi Dench as Ophelia

Measure for Measure
First Performance -- November 19, 1957
Judi Dench as Juliet

King Henry VI
First Performance -- 1957
Judi Dench as a Spirit (a walk-on role)

King Lear
First Performance -- February 19, 1958
Judi Dench as Servant / Attendant (a walk-on role)

Twelfth Night
First Performance -- April 1, 1958
Judi Dench as Maria, gentlewoman to Olivia

King Henry VIII
First Performance -- May 13, 1958
Judi Dench as one of the Ladies
 

Coming Soon -- Programmes for:
 "A Midsummer Night's Dream" (as First Fairy)
and "King Henry V" (as Katherine). 
Also Programmes for the North American Tour in 1958 / 1959.

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1958 / 1959 Season

As You Like It
First Performance -- September 2, 1959
Judi Dench as Phebe, a Shepherdess

The Double-Dealer
First Performance -- September 7, 1959
Judi Dench, Cynthia, daughter to Sir Paul

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1959 / 1960 Season

The Importance of Being Earnest
First Performance -- October 13, 1959
Judi Dench as Cecily

King Richard II
First Performance -- November 17, 1959
Judi Dench as Queen to King Richard

The Merry Wives of Windsor
First Performance -- December 22, 1959
Judi Dench as Anne Page

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1960 / 1961 Season

Romeo and Juliet
First Performance -- October 4, 1960
Judi Dench as Juliet

She Stoops to Conquer
First Performance -- November 8, 1960
Judi Dench as Kate Hardcastle

A Midsummer Night's Dream
First Performance -- December 20, 1960
Judi Dench as Hermia

Sacrifice
Special One-time Performance -- May 7, 1961
Judi Dench as Aparna

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A Special Thank You to Pam G.
for sharing this Rare Collection of Old Vic Programmes with us.

It's interesting to note that both the Gerald Jacobs bio and the John Miller bio
Theatre Listings are in some cases inaccurate when compared to this Collection.