The Times (November 1999)
“It’s probably my favourite Tennessee Williams play: it’s such a brutal story, yet handled with subtlety and beauty,” says Helen Grace of her current role as Laura in The Glass Menagerie at York’s Theatre Royal. Probably best known as Brookside’s incestuous sibling Georgia Simpson, Grace has joined a cast that includes Keith Merrill, Honor Blackman and Douglas Cockle for her portrayal of the disabled sister in Williams’s infamous dysfunctional family. “Playing a cripple was a real challenge for me,” says Grace. But Blackman has been very encouraging. “It is such a privilege to work with her,” says Grace. “I never thought I’d say something so cheesy, but there you go.”
