| Year | Play | Role | Location |
| 1970 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Hermia | University Theatre, Manchester |
| Creditors | Tealk |
| The Cherry Orchard | Anya | Stables Theatre Club, Manchester |
| 1971 | Pictures in a Bath of Acid | Fanny Falkner | West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds |
| Family Album | Emily Valance |
| Twelfth Night | Olivia |
| Dick Whittington | Tommy the Cat | Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh |
| The Hostage | Teresa |
| 1972 | The Birthday Party | Lulu |
| When Thou Art King | Lady Percy/Doll | Far East Tour |
| Guys and Dolls | Miss Adelaide | University Theatre, Manchester |
| 1973 | The Provoked Wife | Belinda | Watford Palace Theatre |
| Twelfth Night | Viola | Tour |
| Jack and the Beanstalk | Margery, the Baron's daughter | Cambridge Arts Theatre |
| 1974 | She Stoops to Conquer | Constance Neville | Tour |
| French Without Tears | Jacqueline Maingot | Tour |
| Cabaret | Sally Bowles | Redgrave Theatre, Farnham |
| Tom Thumb | Princess Huncamunca | The Young Vic |
| Much Ado About Nothing | Hero |
| 1975 | Kiss Me Kate | Bianca | Oxford Playhouse |
| The Taming of the Shrew | Katherina | Tour |
| The Beggar's Opera | Mrs. Vixen/Lucy Locket | Nottingham Playhouse |
| Jug | Eva Hirst |
| A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski |
| 1976 | Pygmalion | Eliza Doolittle |
| The Servant of Two Masters | Smeraldina |
| The Devil's Disciple | Essie | Aldwych Theatre |
| Ivanov | Babakina, Marfa Yegorovna |
| Wild Oats; or, The Strolling Gentleman | Jane |
| 1978 | The Taming of the Shrew | Bianca | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Captain Swing | Gemma Beech |
| 1979 | Piaf | Toine |
| Once in a Lifetime | May Daniels | Aldwych Theatre |
| 1981 | Piaf | Toine | Plymouth Theatre, New York City |
| 1982 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Gwendoline | Royal National Theatre |
| 1983 | The Time of Your Life | Kitty Duval | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| Twelfth Night | Viola | Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| The Comedy of Errors | Adriana |
| 1984 | Mother Courage and her Children | Kattrin | Barbican Centre |
| 1986 | Loot | Fay | Manhattan Theatre ClubMusic Box Theatre, New York City |
| The Bay at Nice and Wrecked Eggs | Sophia/Grace | Royal National Theatre |
| 1988 | Mrs Klein | Paula | Royal National TheatreApollo Theatre |
| 1989 | Othello | Emilia | The Other Place, Stratford-upon-AvonThe Young Vic |
| 1990 | The Crucible | Elizabeth Proctor | Royal National Theatre |
| 1993 | The Last Yankee | Patricia Hamilton | The Young Vic |
| 1994 | Dead Funny | Eleanor | Hampstead TheatreVaudeville Theatre |
| 1995 | The Glass Menagerie | Amanda Wingfield | Donmar WarehouseComedy Theatre |
| 1996 | Sylvia | Sylvia | Apollo Theatre |
| 1997–1999 | Electra | Electra | Minerva TheatreDonmar WarehouseMcCarter Theatre, PrincetonEthel Barrymore Theatre, New York City |