Breaking Baz: Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane & Luke Thompson To Lead Stage Adaptation Of Oscar Winner ‘The Lives Of Others’ Into West End
Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane, and Luke Thompson will star in a stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film The Lives of Others in London's West End. The production, directed by Robert Icke, will premiere at the Adelphi Theatre from October 14, 2024, through January 9, 2027. The adaptation is not a direct replication of the film but aims to explore its themes and characters through a distinct theatrical lens.
- ▪The stage adaptation of The Lives of Others will be directed by Robert Icke and written in collaboration with the film's original director, Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
- ▪Keira Knightley will play Christa-Maria Sieland, Stephen Dillane will portray Stasi interrogator Gerd Wiesler, and Luke Thompson will play playwright Georg Dreyman.
- ▪Producer Sonia Friedman emphasized that the adaptation seeks a new theatrical language rather than a faithful screen-to-stage reproduction.
- ▪The play will run at London’s Adelphi Theatre from October 14, 2024, to January 9, 2027, with tickets starting at $39 for 25% of seats.
- ▪Knightley, who last performed on a London stage in The Children’s Hour, committed to the role within 24 hours of receiving the script.
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L-R: Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson Oliver Rosser/Feast Creative EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley (Black Doves), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones) and Luke Thompson (Bridgerton) will star this fall in a London stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning German movie The Lives of Others, a love story sublimely wrapped in a psychological surveillance thriller set in Stasi-controlled 1984 East Berlin. Broadway and West End producer Sonia Friedman confirmed the news to Deadline during an exclusive interview.
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