Howard Brenton's new drama Jude is ambitious but overloaded
The playwright's problematic response to Thomas Hardy's novel has its world premiere at the Hampstead Theatre, London
Today is Sunday, August 16, 2026 Closing: Ragtime Broadway Baby Birthdays: Cristin Milioti Rumer Willis Jennifer Mudge Charlotte Parry Manu Narayan Daniel Stewart Sherman Ron Bohmer Stew Bohmer Timothy Hutton Laura Innes Madonna Innes Angela Bassett Toby Sedgwick Josh Clark Jeff Perry Kathie Lee Gifford Dee Hoty Reginald Vel Johnson Lesley Ann Warren John Tremaine Jim Brochu Bob Balaban Russ Titelman James Hunter Paul Hecht Carole Shelley Ketty Lester Carol Gelfand Anita Gillette Julie Newmar Janet Henfrey Ronald Roston John Standing Betsy von Furstenberg Robert Culp Eydie Gorme Anne Blyth Peter Johl Norman Wexler William Alfred Mimi Kelly Jean Sincere Al Hibbler Joseph J. Lilley Ronald Graham Ena Burrill Ruth Gillette Walter Kinsella Jane Gail Eula Guy