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Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?

In this intimate and joyful evening, Judi joins her friend and writing partner Brendan O'Hea in conversation about her extraordinary new memoir.

Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?

Dame Judi Dench has won every award the profession can bestow. She has played queens and murderers, mothers and monsters, Shakespeare's heroines and the most powerful woman in British intelligence. Yet throughout a career spanning more than seventy years, a single question has followed her into every rehearsal room: is it too late to make a run for it? 


In this intimate, joyful, and utterly disarming evening, Judi joins her friend and writing partner Brendan O'Hea in conversation about her extraordinary new memoir—over ninety years in the making, and unlike anything she has shared before. 


Join Judi as she lifts the curtain on cherished memories and hilarious anecdotes from seven decades of performing with some of the greatest names in theatre. Step behind the camera as she reprises her most famous roles, such as M in James Bond, Iris Murdoch, and Queen Victoria. Walk with her through her garden as we meet the real Judi, surrounded by the home she built with her beloved late husband Michael.  


At turns deeply touching and riotously funny, this evening will show Judi at her inimitable best: telling the stories of a lifetime spent as one of the world’s best-loved performers. 

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Dates

Tue 20 Oct - Sun 29 Nov 2026

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Pricing

Tickets from £60.75 - £174.00

Duration

1hr 50min (inc. 20 min interval)

Age recommendation

12+ or at the discretion of a parent or guardian

Additional Information

Each ticket includes a hardback copy of Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? (RRP £25).

Accessibility

All access information can be found via our page here.

“Hearing her recount stories from her past has made me appreciate how certain events, experiences, doubts and knock-backs have conspired to make her the extraordinary person and actor she is.” Brendan O'Hea


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Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury

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Richmond Theatre, Richmond

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Nov 2026

Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?

Theatre Royal Haymarket, London

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