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Emma Thompson on Storytelling and Women's Voices
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Dame Emma Thompson just won the Hay Festival Medal for Drama, hailed for her fearless storytelling and deep humanity. Reflecting on her childhood, she credited long bedtime stories—like Beatrix Potter’s “The Tale of Mr Tod”—for bonding with her dad’s honeyed voice, and stressed the importance of respecting children as audiences. She praised her parents for never talking down to her, and warned that today, not all girls have equal access to books or the arts. Thompson highlighted Victorian women writers who disguised their voices under societal pressure, calling “The Madwoman in the Attic” a revelation that showed how women’s stories were often hidden or ignored. She called her award “beautiful,” joked she’d wear it to bed, and reminded us: do your best work for everyone, especially the young.
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