Maggie Smith to Star in The Lady from Dubuque in London

Tony Award-winner Maggie Smith will headline the cast of Edward Albee's The Lady from Dubuque, which will begin previews at a London theatre to be announced in February, according to the New York Times.

Tony Award-winner Anthony Page, who last directed the hit revival of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, will helm the show, in which Smith will star as Elizabeth.  The play concerns "three young couples at a party and the odd pair that visits."  Robert Fox and Elizabeth I. McCann will produce The Lady from Dubuque in London.

The Lady from Dubuque is considered one of Albee's less well-known plays.  It opened at the Morosco Theatre on January 31st, 1980 for a run of 8 previews and 12 performances.  The show starred Irene Worth as Elizabeth, as well as Frances Conroy, Earle Hyman, Celia Weston and more.

Dame Maggie Smith is a Tony Award-winner for her work in Lettice and Lovage, and was also nominated for her performances in Night and Day and Private Lives.  She was also seen on Broadway in New Faces of 1956, and has starred in numerous shows in London.  She is a two-time Oscar winner for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite.  She has also been nominated for her work in Gosford Park, A Room with a View, Travels with My Aunt and Othello.  Other credits include the Harry Potter and Sister Act films.

More casting has yet to be announced.