Keira Knightley, Luke Thompson and Stephen Dillane to Star in ‘The Lives of Others’ Stage Adaptation on the West End

Apr 29, 2026 1:00am PT Keira Knightley, Luke Thompson and Stephen Dillane to Star in ‘The Lives of Others’ Stage Adaptation on the West End

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Keira Knightley, “Bridgerton” star Luke Thompson and Stephen Dillane (“The Hours,” “Game of Thrones”) are set to lead a stage adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Oscar-winning 2007 film “The Lives of Others” on London’s West End.

Adapted and directed by Olivier winner Robert Icke and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, the play will world premiere at the Adelphi Theatre on Oct. 29, with previews from Oct. 14, and will run through Jan. 9, 2027. The film, which won the international feature Oscar, centers around the covert audio surveillance of East Berlin residents by a senior operative for East Germany’s secret police, aka the Stasi.

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