2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁The ▁Cher ry ▁Or ch ard ▁at ▁the ▁Ch ich ester ▁Festival ▁Theatre , ▁returning ▁there ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁star ▁in ▁No ël ▁Cow ard ' s ▁Hay ▁F ever . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁she ▁played ▁Mrs . ▁H igg ins ▁in ▁P yg mal ion ▁at ▁the ▁G arr ick ▁Theatre , ▁opposite ▁Ru pert ▁Ever ett ▁and ▁K ara ▁To inton , ▁having ▁played ▁El iza ▁D ool ittle ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁earlier ▁at ▁the ▁Al ber y ▁Theatre . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Broadway ▁in ▁the ▁non - sing ing ▁role ▁of ▁Mrs . ▁H igg ins ▁in ▁My ▁Fair ▁Lady . ▁She ▁commented ▁on ▁taking ▁the ▁role , ▁" I ▁think ▁it ' s ▁so ▁special . ▁When ▁I ▁was ▁offered ▁Mrs . ▁H igg ins , ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁just ▁such ▁a ▁lov ely ▁idea ." ▁She ▁received ▁her ▁fourth ▁Tony ▁nom ination ▁for ▁the ▁role . ▁ ▁Film ▁and ▁television ▁career ▁R igg ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁television ▁series ▁The ▁Aven gers ▁( 1 9 6 1 – 6 9 ) ▁opposite ▁Patrick ▁Mac ne e ▁as ▁John ▁Ste ed , ▁playing ▁the ▁secret ▁agent ▁Emma ▁Pe el ▁in ▁ 5 1 ▁episodes , ▁replacing ▁Elizabeth ▁She ph erd ▁at ▁very ▁short ▁notice ▁when ▁She ph erd ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁role ▁after ▁film ing ▁two ▁episodes . ▁R igg