Overview
- The Rolling Stones singer appeared at the end of What’s The Play? What’s The Part? at the Sondheim Theatre in London on Sunday.
- Brandreth said he kept the plan confidential and told only one person at the theatre that Jagger would appear.
- Jagger delivered a speech celebrating Dench’s career, and Brandreth described the audience reaction as unlike anything he had seen in 60 years in theatre.
- Dench responded by reciting Michael Drayton’s 17th-century poem The Parting.
- Other unannounced guests included Jim Broadbent and Dominic West, continuing the show’s tradition of surprise appearances over its nine-year run.