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===Theatre=== Windsor starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in the [[Theatre Workshop]]'s ''[[Oh, What a Lovely War!]]'' and received a 1965 [[Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical|Best Featured Actress in a Musical]].<ref name="Guardian Obit"/> She also appeared in several stage productions including [[Lionel Bart]]'s musical flop ''[[Twang!!]]'' (1965) (directed by [[Joan Littlewood]]), ''[[The Beggar's Opera]]'' (1967), ''Come Spy with Me'' (1966β67) with [[Danny La Rue]] and in 30 pantomimes between 1950 and 2011.<ref name="Guardian Obit"/> In 1970, she landed the role of music hall legend [[Marie Lloyd]] in the musical-biopic ''Sing A Rude Song''. In 1972, she appeared in the West End in [[Tony Richardson]]'s ''The Threepenny Opera'' with Vanessa Redgrave. In 1975, she toured the UK, [[New Zealand]], and South Africa in her own show, ''Carry On Barbara!'', and followed this with the role of Maria in ''[[Twelfth Night]]'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]].<ref name="Guardian Obit"/> In 1981, she played sex-mad landlady Kath in [[Joe Orton]]'s black comedy ''[[Entertaining Mr Sloane]]'' at the [[Lyric Hammersmith]], directed by her friend [[Kenneth Williams]]. She reprised the role for a national tour with the [[Royal National Theatre|National Theatre]] in 1993 co-starring [[John Challis]] of ''[[Only Fools and Horses]]'' fame.<ref>{{cite web|title=Entertaining Mr. Sloane|url=http://www.paulferris.org/productions/entertaining-mr-sloane/|publisher=PaulFerris.org|access-date=25 May 2017|archive-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015094852/http://www.paulferris.org/productions/entertaining-mr-sloane/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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