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.
Tue 20 Oct - Sun 29 Nov 2026
Tickets from £60.75 - £174.00
1hr 50min (inc. 20 min interval)
12+ or at the discretion of a parent or guardian
Each ticket includes a hardback copy of Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It? (RRP £25).
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Wednesday
Oct 2026
Recently announced
Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
Live at 19:30
Tuesday
Nov 2026
Recently announced
Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
Live at 19:30
Tuesday
Oct 2026
Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
Live at 19:30
Sunday
Nov 2026
Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
Live at 15:00
Saturday
Nov 2026
Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
Live at 15:00
Sunday
Nov 2026
Judi Dench: Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
Live at 15:00
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