My wife, Bardy Thomas, who has died aged 77, was a voice coach at the Central School of Speech and Drama, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Rada.
Among those she worked with over the years were Hugh Grant, Helena Bonham Carter, Anthony Perkins, Terence Stamp and Lenny Henry, the last of whom she helped when he was playing Othello with no previous Shakespeare experience. Many others, including Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Rayne, Matthew Rhys and Katy Cavanagh, have written about the importance of her teaching to their careers.
