Were you able to discover if Mrs. Henderson and Vivian Van Dam had a love affair?
I asked the girls about their relationship. They were circumspect. I don’t think anybody ever knew if there was any more between them. [Writer] Martin Sherman so brilliantly left that up in the air, so you don’t know. I think that’s really good. Had you worked with Stephen Frears before? Twice before. He is adorable, Stephen. He pretends he doesn’t know what to do with a scene, but in actual fact he does. You kind of feel if you are on this ship and it’s going through very, very stormy water, you would be all right with Stephen. Did you live in London during the blitz? No, we were in Yorkshire. I was just 6 when the war broke out. Were you ever bombed? We used to have lots of sirens and things. I remember the bombs actually hitting one night. Does the Windmill still exist? It’s a lap-dancing joint now. I am not so sure if Laura Henderson wouldn’t have quite liked that. She might have suggested it! This article appeared in the LA Times Calendar Live on December 11, 2005. Thanks to Ridge
