Judi Dench

• The Shaftesbury Theatre in London's West End is being renamed to honor Dame Judi Dench, the Oscar-winning British actress. • Chief Executive Eleanor Lang stated the move aims to better celebrate brilliant women in the West End and ensure Dench's legacy inspires future generations. • Dench, who won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for *Shakespeare in Love* (1998), expressed deep emotion over the tribute to a venue she holds dear.

James Bond actor, who is only the second non-royal woman to be celebrated in this way, called the honour ‘truly overwhelming’Dame Judi Dench is to have a West End theatre renamed after her, becoming only the second non-royal woman to be honoured in such a way.The Shaftesbury theatre will be known as the Judi Dench theatre from February 2027 in celebration of the actor’s “unparalleled contribution to British theatre and the performing arts”. Continue reading...