production of Giuseppe Manfridi's play Cuckoos at the Gate Theatre in London, and appeared in The Lucky Ones at Hampstead Theatre (2002). For the RSC Hunter appeared as Isobel in Stephen Poliakoff's Talk of the City (1998), Lady Constance in King John (2000), and Eva Maria Garrick in Jubilee (2001). She played Goneril in King Lear and Hermione in The Winter's Tale in David Farr's productions at Stratford, London and New York (2010). Since 2006 she has made occasional international tours as The Mother in the Icelandic theatre group Vesturport's popular production of Metamorphosis, having originated the role at the Lyric Theatre in Hammersmith. In September 2013 she played Mrs Alving in Ghosts at the Rose Theatre, Kingston, under the direction of Stephen Unwin. Hunter is the founder and Artistic Director of Flute Theatre, a touring company which performs the works of Shakespeare for interactive audiences. Her production of Hamlet, who's there?, in which she played Gertrude, had an international tour throughout 2016. Flute's other productions which have also toured the international Shakespeare festivals include The Tempest and Twelfth Night. In June 2019 Hunter was appointed Member of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's Birthday Honours for services to theatre.<ref>Queen’s birthday honours list 2019 in full: here’s everyone being recognised this year - i 8 June 2019</ref> Radio, TV and film roles TelevisionFor television Hunter's roles include: Marilyn in Agony (1981). Helen in Boon (1989). Sylvia in Bergerac (1989). Daphne Haycock in The House of Elliot (1991). Mrs. Gascoigne in Bottom (1992). Jessica Smithy in Prime Suspect 3 (1993). Lucy Chapman in Resort to Murder (1995). Ronnie Crew in Silent Witness (1996). Jackie Reece in Soldier Soldier (1996). Eve in the animated series Testament: The Bible in Animation (1996). Maddy Hammond in Close Relations (1998). Amy Webber in Life Force (2000). Nina Partington in Holby City (2000). Prison Psychiatrist in The Vice (2001). Poppy in Perfect Strangers (2001). Lady Rochford in Henry VIII (2003). Kate Malpas in Midsomer Murders (2003). Judith Lynley in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries (2005). Jo Hobson/Lillian Salcedo/Gina Gifford in The Bill (1999–2005). Mrs Lane in Life Begins (2005). Miss Barbary in Bleak House (2005). Laura MacAlpine in Dalziel and Pascoe episode "Guardian Angel" (2006). Mrs Douglas in Trial & Retribution (2007). Chrissie Hendricks/Helen in Casualty (1996 and 2007). Marie Waters in Waking the Dead (2008). Shadow Architect in the Doctor Who episodes "The Stolen Earth"