Then & Now: Pride & Prejudice Actors

Ok, I did not forget about our favorite P&P male actors. Of course not. Not when the handsome and darcylicious Matthew Macfadyen as Mr. Darcy leading the talented P&P men here. No, can't say that I would, lol.These wonderful men of the 2005 Pride & Prejudice film are as talented and incredible actors as their female co-stars, who dominated the P&P cast. Four  (including season veteran and legendary actor Donald Sutherland) of them have been working steady and continued to get recognized on their own in various stage plays, television and film projects they've done since their P&P movie.

Here are a compiled list of what our favorite P&P male actors are currently doing, which TV show or films you last seen them starred/appeared in, and what they will be doing next (via IMDB) to name a few...

Pride & Prejudice Cast
Where are they now?

Matthew Macfadyen (Mr. Darcy)
Best known for role(s): Mr. Darcy (Pride & Prejudice), Tom Quinn (MI-5 (TV series)), Arthur Clennam (Little Dorrit (TV mini-series)), Logan Mountstuart (Middle) (Any Human Heart (TV series))
Last seen in: Any Human Heart (TV series) as Logan Mountstuart (Middle),
The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series) as Prior Philip, and Robin Hood as
Sheriff of Nottingham
Was in a stage play: Private Lives with Kim Cattrall

Will be seen next in: The Three Musketeers (post-production) as
Athos - In theaters October 14th!
Upcoming film project(s): Anna Karenina as Oblonski with P&P co-star Keira Knightley and director . Filming begins September 2011 on location in the UK and Russia. Read more info on Anna Karenina here!    


Donald Sutherland (Mr. Bennet)
Best Known for role(s): Mr. Bennet (Pride & Prejudice),Reverend Monroe (Cold Mountain), Hawkeye Pierce (MASH), Calvin Jarrett (Ordinary People), John Bridger (The Italian Job), Merrick (Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Patrick 'Tripp' Darling III (Dirty Sexy Money (TV series)), Nathan Templeton (Commander in Chief (TV series)) and many more...
Last seen in these films: The Mechanic as Harry McKenna, The Eagle
as Uncle Aquila, The Pillars of the Earth (TV mini-series)
Bartholomew
Will be seen next in: Horrible Bosses Jack Pellit - In theaters 
Currently filming: The Hunger Games as President Snow 
Upcoming film project(s): Treasure Island (TV movie) (post-production) as
Flint, Jock (post-production) Narrator (voice), Sofia (post-production), My Life As an Experiment (TV movie) (post-production) as Sam Bobkin, Man on the Train - The Professor, Moby Dick (TV series) as Father Mapple  
  
Tom Hollander (Mr. Collins)
Best known for role(s): Mr. Collins (Pride & Prejudice), Cutler Becket (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End), Osborne Hamley (Wives and Daughters (TV mini-series)), Charlie Willis (A Good Year),   
Last seen in: Hanna as Isaacs, Any Human Heart (TV series) as Duke Of Windsor / Duke of Windsor / Prince Of Wales  
Currently stars in his own TV series: Rev. (TV series) as The Reverend Adam Smallbone and filming Season 2.
Will be seen next in: Unknown
Upcoming film project(s): Unknown

Rupert Friend (Mr. Wickham)
Best known for role(s): Mr. Wickham (Pride & Prejudice), Prince Alb (The Young Victoria), Chéri (Chéri), Ludovic Meyer (Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont)
Last seen in: Jolene as Coco Leger, The Kid as Kevin Lewis,  
written and directed the short film: Steve starring P&P '95's Colin Firth, Lost In Austen's Tom Mison, and P&P co-star and ex-girlfriend Keira Knightley. Was screened in the following Film Festivals: London Film Fest, Milan International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Santa Barbara, and Atlanta Film Fest. Up next: Palm Springs and Moscow. Read more info at Steve's official website. 
Will be seen next: 5 Days of War as Thomas Anders (2011), Lullaby for Pi as Sam  
Upcoming film project(s): Renee (post-production) as David McKenna (2012), Filth (pre-production) 2012, This Beautiful Fantastic (pre-production) as Billy  2012  


Simon Woods (Mr. Bingley)
Best known for role(s): Mr. Bingley (Pride & Prejudice),
Gaius Octavian Caesar (Rome (TV series)), Dr. Harrison (Cranford (TV mini-series)   
Last seen in: A Previous Engagement as Tyler  (2008), Angel as Clive Fennelly, and Penelope as Edward Vanderman 
Will be seen next: Unknown

Upcoming film project(s): Unknown


Cornelius Booth (Colonel Fitzwilliam) (see more of his TV/Film/Theatre work resume here!)

Best known for role(s): Colonel Fitzwilliam (Pride & Prejudice)

Last seen in:  Beauty (TV movie) as Steve, Fallen (TV movie) as Doctor,
Casualty (TV series) as Matt Emerson,  Penelope as Pub Patron 1, and Pride & Prejudice as Colonel Fitzwilliam 
Will be seen next: on stage for a summer tour with the play Henry IV part 2 from July 13 to August 13 at the Theatre Royal Bath with Lost In Austen's Tom Mison (Mr. Bingley). 
Upcoming film project(s): Uknown

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Photos: Carey Mulligan at "Through A Glass Darkly" Opening Night - After Party

Carey Mulligan recently attended the after party for the opening night of her "Through A Glass Darkly" off-broadway play at the Chinatown Brasserie on June 6, 2011 in New York City.

Check out Carey Mulligan's opening night and Curtain call photos below....

"Through A Glass Darkly" Opening Night - After Party

(Photos by Jason Kempin/Getty Images North America | zimbio.com) 

A few more images...

'Through a Glass Darkly' Opening Night 

"Through A Glass Darkly" Opening Night - Curtain Call

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Photos: Claudie Blakley in Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard'

Claudie Blakley (aka P&P 05's Charlotte Lucas) currently co-stars in Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard at London's National Theatre. The play started its previews May 10th, with an official opening May 17th and runs through July.

Read the Playbill.com story

Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, presented in a version by Andrew Upton and starring the previously announced Zoë Wanamaker, who returns to the National to play Ranyevskaya, will open this year's Travelex £12 season in the Olivier Theatre, beginning performances May 10, prior to an official opening May 17. The cast also includes Claudie Blakley (as Varya), Mark Bonnar (Trofimov), Pip Carter (Yepihodov), Kenneth Cranham (Firs), Paul Dodds, Craige Els, Mark Fleischmann, Colin Haigh, Conleth Hill (Lopakhin), Gerald Kyd (Yasha), James Laurenson (Gaev), Tim McMullan (Simyonov-Pischik), Jessica Regan, Tim Samuels, Emily Taaffe (Dunyasha), Stephanie Thomas, Joseph Thompson, Rosie Thomson, Ellie Turner, Charity Wakefield (Anya) and Sarah Woodward (Charlotta). The production is directed by Howard Davies, with designs by Bunny Christie; they last collaborated on The White Guard at the National, for which Christie won the 2010 Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Designer. Lighting is by Neil Austin, with music by Dominic Muldowney and sound by Paul Groothuis.

Check out the production shots of Claudie Blakley below (via Playbill)...

The Cherry Orchard Production stills
featuring Claudie Blaklely

 (source: Photos by Catherine Ashmore | Playbill.com)

View the Entire Photo Gallery at Playbill.com

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Speaking of The Cherry Orchard...
FYI: The much younger Dame Judi Dench appeared in a 1962 black and white version of Chekhov's "The Cherry Orchard", directed by Michel Saint-Denis. She played the role: Anya.  Watch videos of Judi Dench in The Cherry Orchard here! (scroll down the YT page to the right side bar to see more vids of JD!)

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Photos: Carey Mulligan in 'Through A Glass Darkly'

Birthday girl Carey Mulligan is currently seen in the off-broadway Through A Glass Darkly, which started previews last May 13th. It will officially open Monday, June 6th; and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3rd Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop.

Updated 6/3/11: The New York Times released a promotional photoshoot of Carey Mulligan on set and in character for Through a Glass Darkly as well as a brand new interview.     

Check out the recent article and production shots featuring Carey Mulligan (who is sporting a new hair color: brunette) below!


From Broadway World:

Photo Flash: Carey Mulligan, Chris Sarandon, et al. in THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY

Directed by five time Tony Award® nominee David Leveaux, THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY will begin previews Friday, May 13th; officially open Monday, June 6th; and play a limited engagement through Sunday, July 3rd Off-Broadway at New York Theatre Workshop (79 East 4th Street) while Atlantic's main stage Linda Gross Theater undergoes renovation.

Through A Glass Darkly production stills
featuring Carey Mulligan

(Photos by Ari Mintz | Broadway World)

Karin (Carey Mulligan) is the central figure in the lives of her family, not least because her own tenuous grip on reality keeps everyone in constant motion around her. On an annual vacation to a beautiful remote island, tensions flare as her husband (Jason Butler Harner), father (Chris Sarandon) and brother (Ben Rosenfield) struggle over the best way to help her. When a legacy of denial and repression boils over, threatening the future of the entire family, Karin decides that she must take command of her own destiny. THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY is a vibrant, moving adaptation of the Academy Award® winning film by legendary Swedish director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman.

For tickets or more information, visit www.atlantictheater.org or call Ticket Central at 212-279-4200.

Through A Glass Darkly (2011) > Promotional Photoshoot (via Carey Mulligan Online)

 (source: New York Times | Carey Mulligan Online)

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'Through A Glass Darkly' Ticket Info & Poster featuring Carey Mulligan

The Atlantic Theatre Company have launched their information page for Through A Glass Darkly, which will be starring Carey Mulligan. The play is running from May 13 – July 3, and you can order your tickets here.

A poster (see to your left) for the show has been released, as well as bios of the cast and crew and a synopsis of the play itself:

Karin (Mulligan) is the central figure in the lives of her family, not least because her own tenuous grip on reality keeps everyone in constant motion around her. On an annual vacation to a beautiful remote island, tensions flare as her husband, father and brother struggle over the best way to help her. When a legacy of denial and repression boils over, threatening the future of the entire family, Karin decides that she must take command of her own destiny.

THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY is a vibrant, moving adaptation of the Academy Award® winning film by legendary Swedish director and screenwriter Ingmar Bergman.

The stage adaptation of THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY made its world premiere at the Almeida Theatre in London on June 16, 2010. 


BIOS
CAREY MULLIGAN (Karin) returns to the New York stage following her Broadway debut in the 2008 revival of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, for which she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She was nominated for Academy and Golden Globe awards and a received a BAFTA Award for her critically acclaimed breakthrough role in the film An Education. For the Royal Court in London: The Seagull and Forty Winks. Other theatre includes The Hypochondriac (Almeida) and Tower Block Dreams (Riverside Studios). Television includes “My Boy Jack,” “Dr. Who,” “Northanger Abbey,” “The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard” and “Bleak House.” Film includes Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, Never Let Me Go, When Did You Last See Your Father?, Pride and Prejudice, Brothers, Public Enemies and The Greatest. Upcoming film projects include Drive opposite Ryan Gosling and Baz Luhrmann’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby. She recently completed filming the independent feature Shame opposite Michael Fassbender, directed by Steve McQueen. For O.P.M.

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'The Great Gatsby' starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan to shoot in Sydney in 3D

THR reports that Baz Luhrmann's adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 classic, The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan will start filming in Sydney, Australlia in August for 17 weeks and will be shot in 3D!

Read the article below for more info.

Baz Luhrmann to Shoot 'Great Gatsby' in Sydney
 
Sydney -- Baz Luhrmann's 3D take on The Great Gatsby will shoot in Sydney in August -- beating out the iconic story's home town of New York -- after a deal was signed with the New South Wales (NSW) state government Friday, it was announced here Sunday.

The film is the first live-action 3D movie to be shot in NSW. Filming will take place at Sydney's Fox Studios, with Warner Bros. backing the feature and Luhrmann's Bazmark Films producing.

Leonardo DiCaprio will star as Jay Gatsby while Carey Mulligan has been offered the role of Daisy Buchanan.



Murmurs about a Sydney shoot have been swirling around the industry here for several weeks. Luhrmann's last two features, Australia and Moulin Rouge were both shot at Fox Studios.
NSW Premier Kristina Kenneally said the film will inject AUS$120 million ($118 million) into the NSW economy, with the shoot to last 17 weeks and another 30 weeks to be spent on post production.

An estimated 275 crew will be employed during pre-production; more than 400 cast and crew will be employed during principal photography; and an estimated 150 post production and visual effects crew will also be employed.

Pre-production starts next month. Read full article here.

Speaking of Carey, in her other film and stage news, she's currently Shooting 'Shame' with Michael Fassbender in NYC and then in the Spring, she will take the stage for Through A Glass Darkly, an adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1961 film which will  premiere off-Broadway starting May 13. Her new film, Drive with Ryan Gosling will be in theatrical release September 16th, and Colin Firth Again Being Pursued For ‘My Fair Lady’ Remake; Carey Mulligan Still Attached

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Keira Knightley not in 'Cosmopolis' with Robert Pattinson; 'The Children's Hour' News and Review

According to Up and Comers, Keira Knightley will NOT be co-starring with Twilight's Robert Pattinson in his upcoming film, Cosmopolis (as previously rumored and posted here), which will be directed by David Cronenberg who just directed Keira in her upcoming film, A Dangerous Method.

EXCLUSIVE: Keira Knightley will not be in “Cosmopolis” with Robert Pattinson

Keira Knightley will not be appearing in David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis”, the actress’s reps confirmed to us today. Knightley was brought into the casting conversation following some eagle-eyed fans seeing her name listed alongside star Robert Pattinson’s on the production company’s website. When the internet exploded with the news, her name was quickly removed and her reps declined to comment on her involvement until today, with a solid “she’s not in it”.  

Knightley is currently on the West End stage in a production of “The Children’s Hour”, in which she plays a 1930s schoolteacher who is accused of having a lesbian love affair with a fellow faculty member. She was last seen in the criminally underrated “Never Let Me Go” with Carey Mulligan and Andrew Garfield and will next be seen on screen in “A Dangerous Method”, another Cronenberg directorial feature.

Speaking of Keira Knightley, here are a few recent KK The Children's Hour Review and related articles...

The Children's Hour - review - (and image from The Guardian)

Keira Knightley has the equally challenging task of making Karen more than the cipher she first appears. But she is excellent in her climactic encounter with her fiance, well played by Tobias Menzies, when her lean, elegant frame suddenly seems rigid with physical anguish. And, when she claims "everything I say to you is made to mean something else", Knightley radiates a lonely despair.

View more stage play photos of KK from The Children's Hour 

 

Stars come out for Knightley play

Hollywood star Danny DeVito, filmmaker Gurinder Chadha and actress Miriam Margolyes were among the crowd who turned out to see Keira Knightley in the opening night of West End play The Children's Hour.

Chadha, who launched Knightley's film career by casting her in comedy Bend It Like Beckham, was one of the many audience members to give the cast a standing ovation.

"I thought it was very powerful, I'm a bit overcome. I'm so proud of Keira," she said after the performance.

Also, check out new photos of Keira Knightley: 'Children's Hour' Press Night with Elisabeth Moss!
    
Tribeca and Miramax Team on Acquiring Last Night, Starring Keira Knightley

Tribeca Film and Miramax Films have made a U.S. distribution deal for relationship drama Last Night (pictured), starring Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington, Eva Mendes and Guillaume Canet. Tribeca Film has acquired theatrical, VOD and select digital rights; a Spring 2011 release is planned. Miramax retains distribution rights for home video, television sales and long-term digital rights.

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Photos: Keira Knightley at the Comedy Theatre

greets fans outside the Comedy Theatre, London, after her performance in the play "The Children's Hour". Co-starring "Mad Men" star Elisabeth Moss, the play is about two women who run an all-girls boarding school.

Sweet Keira site has KK's The Children’s Hour > Rehearsal Photos! Check them out and also the candid pics of KK leaving the theater after her performance from the play...

Keira Knightley at the Comedy Theatre

(source: photos by PacificCoastNews.com | zimbio.com) 

View more KK photos - Leaving the Comedy Theatre

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Casting Rumors: Keira Knightley to star in 'Cosmopolis' film with Twilight's Robert Pattinson?

Elizabeth Bennet and Edward Cullen in Cosmopolis?

Keira Knightley is currently in rehearsals and is getting ready for her starring role in this weekend's West End production of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour (preview performances starts Jan. 22nd with opening night performances on Feb. 9th through April 30th) with Elizabeth Moss and Ellen Burstyn, but wide spread movie casting rumors about her being cast in a new film currently in development/pre-production (filming in May 2011 in Toronto and New York), Cosmopolis starring Robert Pattinson (Twilight movies) has been the talk all over the web this week with director David Cronenberg directing the film, who recently directed Keira in the upcoming film, A Dangerous Method (see First stills of Keira Knightley in 'A Dangerous Method' film).

This is very interesting because various movie websites were reporting this like it's official news, yet she's not confirmed, but with Cronenberg in the helm, she is likely to be cast in this film (we shall see) and she'll be done with The Children's Hour just before filming begins for this film. A Cosmopolis movie fansite (check it out! It's very informative and has updated news all about the film and they seemed to like KK there) was first to report this and noticed Keira's name added in the producer’s website (earlier in the week) and was the first to report about the casting changes for Cosmopolis film with this article: Out with Marion. In with Keira Knightley?

If you're confused about what I'm talking about here, lol...you can read more about this in the film stage article or here, as both sites explained the Cosmopolis casting confusion.


Anyway, EW.com:

Cotillard isn’t the only actor to have left the project. Colin Farrell was originally attached to play the leading role in the feature, but was replaced by Pattinson when he dropped out. As for Cotillard’s replacement: Internet rumors claim Keira Knightley will fill the Inception actress’ shoes, but Knightley’s rep told EW that nothing could be confirmed at this time. 

Hmm, they're neither confirming or denying it...so it probably means she's in negotiations at the moment. Who knows if she will join the cast or not. Will find out soon enough when more cast are officially announced. Stay tune! I'll keep you all posted. For now, it's still casting rumors...

Though, it's interesting that the imdb page for Cosmopolis just updated and added Keira on the cast list along side Robert Pattinson. That's not to say imdb is often correct with casting info as it can be altered, but it's still an interesting development there nonetheless as they often updated the cast list info. when actors drop from the casting or casting changes has been made. Another interesting thing is that KK (25) and RP (24) are close in age, KK's just a year older than him and their characters' ages are close to their ages as well. 

Here's the synopsis for Cosmopolis (from the producer’s website):

Eric, a 28 year old "golden boy", turned his life into a violent and obsessive microcosm of today’s world, above which a looming shadow leads to the worship of “matter” above all things. A frenetic and visual work in a unity of space and time, 24 hours in New York.

And if Keira is cast in this film, she might play the following role of (Cosmopolis movie fansite)...

Elise Schifrin, Eric’s new wife, yet almost a stranger. She is an heiress and a poet. Chance meetings with Elise punctuate Eric’s strange day.

Speaking of KK and RP...this will be another interesting P&P/Twillight connection.
If Keira ends up joining Robert in this film, she will be the latest addition in the P&P/Twilight connection I mentioned in this blog previously...

Reposting this here...
FYI: Talulah Riley co-starring with Robert Pattinson (pre-Twilight saga films) in this film, The Summer House, her P&P co-star (youngest sister Lydia Bennet) Jena Malone co-starred with Cam Gigandet (who played evil vampire tracker James in Twilight, the first film from the Twilight series) in the upcoming film Five Star Day, while eldest P&P sister/co-star (Jane Bennet) Rosamund Pike and former Twilight and Twilight Saga: New Moon star Rachelle Lefevre (who portrayed baddie vampire Victoria in the first two films of the Twilight saga films) co-starred/appeared together in two films Fugitive Pieces and the upcoming Barney's Version.

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Stage Play News: Carey Mulligan to return to New York stage and star in 'Through a Glass Darkly'

Broadway.com reports that Carey Mulligan (photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America) will return in New York stage (she previously starred in The Seagull) to star in Atlantic Theater Company's "Through a Glass Darkly" starting in May through July, for a limited off-Broadway engagement with additional casting to be announced at a later date.

Read the article from Broadway.com below...

Oscar Nominee Carey Mulligan to Star in Atlantic's Through a Glass Darkly

In-demand film actress Carey Mulligan will star in Atlantic Theater Company's American premiere of  Through a Glass Darkly, a stage adaptation of the Ocar-winning film by Ingmar Bergman. Performances begin May 13 at New York Theatre Workshop, with opening night set for June 6.

Adapted by Jenny Worton, the play will be directed by Tony nominee David Leveaux and is scheduled for a limited off-Broadway engagement through July 3. Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

Mulligan received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for An Education. She has appeared on Broadway in The Seagull. Her film credits include Never Let Me Go, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, Public Enemies, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Brothers.

Through a Glass Darkly follows a schizophrenic woman on vacation with her husband, father and brother as the men struggle with how to confront her diminishing grip on reality. The 1961 film starred Harriet Andersson and Max von Sydow and received an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language film. Worton's adaptation debuted at the Almeida Theatre in London in June 2010.

Ethan Coen's Four Pickups, which had previously been announced as Atlantic's spring production, has been postponed to an unspecified date. 

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Keira Knightley's 'The Children's Hour' play extends its run before Previews begins

Here's the latest news and a new promotional photo of Keira Knightley and co-star Elizabeth Moss (TV's Made Men) of their upcoming stage play, The Children's Hour from Broadway.com ...

London Revival of The Children’s Hour, Starring Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss, Extends Before Previews Begin

The upcoming West End production of Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour starring Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean) and Elisabeth Moss (TV's Mad Men) has been extended through April 30 at London’s Comedy Theatre. The show, which will begin performances on January 22 ahead of a February 9 opening, was originally scheduled to close on April 2.



In addition to Knightley and Moss, the London revival of The Children's Hour features Ellen Burstyn, Carol Kane, Bryony Hannah and Tobias Menzies, along with Nancy Crane, Amy Dawson, Eve Ponsonby, Lisa Backwell, Isabella Brazier-Jones, Poppy Carter, Marama Corlett, Isabel Ellison, and Nathan Nolan. Ian Rickson directs.

First produced on Broadway in 1934, The Children's Hour takes place in an all-girls boarding school. When a troubled teenager starts to spin a web of deceit, all around her are soon caught up in it. Karen Wright (Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Moss) have worked for years to establish their school, and now, with the school flourishing and Karen on the verge of marriage, their lives and loves finally appear secure. However, when malicious student Mary runs away from the school and seeks to avoid being sent back, she draws on hearsay, gossip and her own imagination to concoct a story that threatens the school, the marriage, and their entire futures.

Also, check out Complete Casting for The Children's Hour, Starring Keira Knightley

For more information and tickets for The Children's Hour, click here.

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On Stage News: Rosamund Pike to return to West End next year

Rosamund Pike (as Hedda Gabler photo by Theatre Royal Bath Productions) may return to West End in February 2011.

Here's a very recent article from the UK Theatre Tickets:

Rosamund Pike to return to West End next year 

Fans of Rosamund Pike may be pleased to know that the actress is to make a return to the West End next year.

According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, she will take the lead role in Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, which will open in Bath in February 2011 before transferring to an as-yet unknown London venue soon afterwards.

The columnist praised Pike for her skill in a variety of roles, pointing out that she has been particularly successful as comedic characters of late.

Hedda Gabler was first published by Norwegian Ibsen in 1890. Although it premiered the following year with a host of negative reviews, it has since grown to become recognised as a classic piece of theatre.

The most recent Ibsen play to be seen in the West End was Ghosts, which opened at the Duchess Theatre in February 2010.

It was praised by critics including Anthony Sher from the Guardian.  

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