Judi Dench says sight loss means she can no longer perform but she is still ‘besotted by’ Shakespeare’s sonnets
<p>Age-related macular degeneration has also left actor, 91, unable to read or recognise faces any more</p><p>Judi Dench has said she can no longer perform on stage or in films because of her deteriorating eyesight, more than a decade after revealing she had been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.</p><p>“I can’t be on stage. I can’t do a play any more. I can’t do a film any more. I can’t read any more,” the 91-year-old actor told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/22/judi-dench-sight-loss-macular-degeneration-shakespeares-sonnets">Continue reading...</a>
<p>Age-related macular degeneration has also left actor, 91, unable to read or recognise faces any more</p><p>Judi Dench has said she can no longer perform on stage or in films because of her deteriorating eyesight, more than a decade after revealing she had been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.</p><p>“I can’t be on stage. I can’t do a play any more. I can’t do a film any more. I can’t read any more,” the 91-year-old actor told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme on Thursday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/oct/22/judi-dench-sight-loss-macular-degeneration-shakespeares-sonnets">Continue reading...</a>