Diana Barrington

Diana Barrington is a British actress She studied drama at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art She was married to Canadian actor Ken Pogue until his death in 2015 Barrington worked at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 1957 and was part of the York repertory company from 19611962 In 1962 she appeared in Alastair Dennetts play Fit to Print as part of the Peter Haddon Company then resident at the Wimbledon Theatre In 1963 Barrington was part of the Alexandra Repertory Company at The Alexandra Birmingham she appeared in plays including Fish Out of Water by Derek Benfield Noël Cowards Hay Fever Jean Anouilhs Becket and W Somerset Maughams The Constant Wife In 1964 she appeared at the Royal Court Theatre in Edgar Wallaces On The Spot Later in the year she appeared in Elmer Blaney Harriss Johnny Belinda at the Theatre Royal Bath In 1965 she was in GC Browns A Summer Game with the Repertory Players at the Savoy Theatre In 1971 Barrington played Hippolyta Titania in A Midsummer Nights Dream at the Neptune Theatre Halifax Nova Scotia In 1978 Barrington appeared as Mary Queen of Scots in Schillers Mary Stuart In the same year she played Fanny Wilton in Ibsens John Gabriel Borkman In 1981 Barrington played two roles in the Shakespeare Festival at StratforduponAvon In 1982 she was in The Elephant Man at Theatre Calgary in Alberta Canada In 1989 Jay Scott raved about her performance in The Top of His Head Some time before 1996 Barrington notified Equity that she was taking a break from acting and as of 2005 she had not returned to the profession