Keira Knightley, Luke Thompson and Stephen Dillane to Star in ‘The Lives of Others’ Stage Adaptation on the West End
Keira Knightley, Luke Thompson, and Stephen Dillane will star in a stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film 'The Lives of Others' on London's West End. The play, directed by Robert Icke, will premiere at the Adelphi Theatre on October 29, 2026, with previews starting on October 14. It explores themes of surveillance and the fragility of personal freedoms in East Berlin during 1984.
- ▪The play is adapted from the 2007 film 'The Lives of Others' directed by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck.
- ▪It will run at the Adelphi Theatre from October 29, 2026, to January 9, 2027.
- ▪The story centers on the surveillance of East Berlin residents by the Stasi, East Germany's secret police.
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