Tales from the Vienna Woods
In 1977, again with the National Theatre, she gave a "stunning" performance as Marianne, opposite Stephen Rea, in Horváth's "Tales from the Vienna Woods" directed by Maximilian Schell. Also in 1977, she played the part of Rosalind in "As You Like It", directed by Terry Hands, opposite Peter McEnery in Stratford-upon-Avon and the following year in London. This she followed with "Plenty", another play from David Hare, at the National Theatre, for which she received a 1978 Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a New Play. The winner was Joan Plowright in "Filumena". She was cast in a similar role, playing opposite Bill Paterson, in Hare's BAFTA-award-winning companion play "Licking Hitler", for BBC television.