In 1923 she made her debut on the London stage at Wyndham's Theatre.
She appeared in over a dozen plays in London over the next eight years, most famously The Dancers.
Her fame as an actress was ensured in 1924 when she played Amy in Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted.
The show won the 1925 Pulitzer Prize.

While in London, Bankhead bought herself a Bentley, which she loved to drive.
She was not very competent with directions and constantly found herself lost in the London streets.
She would telephone a taxi-cab and pay the driver to drive to her destination while she followed behind in her car.
During her eight years on the London stage and touring across Great Britain's theatres, Bankhead earned a reputation for making the most out of inferior material.
For example, in her autobiography, Bankhead described the opening night of a play called Conchita:
In the second act ... I came on carrying a monkey ... On opening night, the monkey went berserk ... (he) snatched my black wig from my head, leaped from my arms and scampered down to the footlights.
There he paused, peered out at the audience, then waved my wig over his head ... The audience had been giggling at the absurd plot even before this simian had at me.
Now it became hysterical.
What did Tallulah do in this crisis?
I turned a cartwheel!
The audience roared ... After the monkey business I was afraid they might boo me.
Instead I received an ovation.
In 1923 she made her debut on the London stage at Wyndham's Theatre. She appeared in over a dozen plays in London over the next eight years, most famously The Dancers. Her fame as an actress was ensured in 1924 when she played Amy in Sidney Howard's They Knew What They Wanted. The show won the 1925 Pulitzer Prize. 
While in London, Bankhead bought herself a Bentley, which she loved to drive. She was not very competent with directions and constantly found herself lost in the London streets. She would telephone a taxi-cab and pay the driver to drive to her destination while she followed behind in her car. During her eight years on the London stage and touring across Great Britain's theatres, Bankhead earned a reputation for making the most out of inferior material. For example, in her autobiography, Bankhead described the opening night of a play called Conchita:
In the second act ... I came on carrying a monkey ... On opening night, the monkey went berserk ... (he) snatched my black wig from my head, leaped from my arms and scampered down to the footlights. There he paused, peered out at the audience, then waved my wig over his head ... The audience had been giggling at the absurd plot even before this simian had at me. Now it became hysterical. What did Tallulah do in this crisis? I turned a cartwheel! The audience roared ... After the monkey business I was afraid they might boo me. Instead I received an ovation.
Tallulah Bankhead