Diana Rigg remembered by Mark Gatiss

20 July 1938 – 10 September 2020The actor and writer, who wrote an episode of Doctor Who for Rigg, recalls the joy of seeing her flit effortlessly between serious drama and outrageous campRuth Bader Ginsburg remembered by Lisa Beattie FrelinghuysenRead the Observer’s obituaries of 2020 in fullA mid-week matinee.

The theatre echoes with the thin, tinny whistling of the audience’s hearing aids.

In the shadowed wings, there’s discussion of a much-loved and respected actor.

The younger cast members are full of admiration.

“I mean, a lovely man, darling,” whispers Diana Rigg as she breezes past me to make her entrance.

“But breath like a serpent.”What first met you was the presence.

Diana sailed into a room like a galleon, draped in a stylish shawl, the blond bob framing those famous cheekbones.

We were performing together at the Old Vic in Samuel Adamson’s version of All About My Mother,

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