[7][8] Furse also starred in The Intruder, a play translated from Asmodée by François Mauriac, produced by Norman Marshall at Wyndham's Theatre.
[1][4][10] Due to frequent bouts of illness, Furse lost out on some roles, such as playing the Shakespearean heroines at The Old Vic produced by John Gielgud.
[6][7] In 1942, after a break from acting for a couple of years, Furse returned to the stage in Rebecca at the Strand Theatre in the lead role.
[6][11] Furse had been cast in The Last Rose of Summer produced by Gieldgud, but dropped out after discovering she was pregnant for the second time.
[12] In 1937, writer and family friend Edith Olivier introduced Furse to engraver Laurence Whistler.