The Aporia · Christine Baranski: Hay Fever would be ‘perfect play’ to end my theatre career

Sean O'Grady

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Christine Baranski: Hay Fever would be ‘perfect play’ to end my theatre career Baranski will play retired actress Judith Bliss in the play, about four members of the same family and their outlandish behaviour when they invite four guests to their home for the weekend.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-14

2026-10-14 · Evening Standard

Christine Baranski: Hay Fever would be ‘perfect play’ to end my theatre career · assertive framing

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they → end → weekend

Speaking on the Table Manners podcast, Baranski said: “My desire to do this is somehow like a wanting to just enter that terrain of being on the West End with English actors doing a Noel Coward play as an American actress, but just sort of upping my game. asserted

desire → speak → game

“So it’s wonderfully challenging. asserted

it → ’ → ?

“This is a real showpiece for an actress, perfect for at my time of life because she feels that she’s getting old and she’s not quite ready to retire, and she has one more play in her…” asserted

she → feel → her

“If this is my last play, it’s the perfect play to say OK, bye.” asserted

it → ’ → ?

Baranski, who currently stars in period drama The Gilded Age, also said film producer Judy Craymer is working on the next instalment in the Mamma Mia! film series, but did not reveal if she will take part. asserted

she → star → part

She said: “Well, everybody asks about it. asserted

everybody → say → it

Judy is working on it. asserted

Judy → work → it

I can only say, you know, I’ve always been reluctant to say anything because it goes viral and it spreads like brush fire. asserted

it → say → fire

“Even if you say maybe, everybody, especially the gays, say, ‘Oh no, it’s happening’. asserted

it → say → ?

“I don’t know if it’s happening, but Donna Langley, who is, you know, the head of Universal Studios, she greenlights projects. asserted

she → know → projects

“She actually was on a red carpet saying, ‘Yes, there will be a Mamma Mia Three’.” asserted

She → say → carpet

Baranski played Tanya Chesham-Leigh in the films, a former bandmate of Meryl Streep’s character Donna Sheridan. asserted

Baranski → play → character

Christine Baranski: Hay Fever would be ‘perfect play’ to end my theatre career

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