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Dame Kristin hit out at male theatre critics for 'failing for understand plays written by and about women' while collecting an award this week.
The actress, 65, spoke about poorly-reviewed plays she had starred in written for the female gaze, which were lost on the male critics who came to see them.
She acknowledged her part in Penelope Skinner's Lyonesse, which ran at the Harold Pinter theatre in 2023, exploring ambition, motherhood and sexual violence.
Accepting the inaugural Leading Light award at the Women's prize for playwriting ceremony, she said: 'Where would I be without women playwrights? 'To be honest, absolutely nowhere.'
She said: 'The play [Lyonesse] was mostly hated by the critics. So why did people flock to the Pinter to catch it before we all vanished? A clue might be that many of the reviews were written by men who really didn't understand what it is to be a working mother or a child-free actress.'
The plot follows Elaine (Kristin), a formerly famous actress who attracts the attention of Kate (), a film executive who wants to hear her Me Too story.
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Kristin Scott Thomas hit out at male theatre critics for 'failing for understand plays written by and about women' while collecting an award this week (pictured at the Women's Prize awards)
She acknowledged her part in Penelope Skinner's Lyonesse (pictured), which ran at the Harold Pinter theatre in 2023, exploring ambition, motherhood and sexual violence
The actress, 65, spoke about poorly-reviewed plays she had starred in written for the female gaze, which were lost on the male critics who came to see them
One of her most notable roles of late is as no-nonsense intelligence chief Diana Taverner in hit TV spy drama Slow Horses.
