Listening changes everything
Sonia Friedman Productions today announced the full company for the world premiere of the stage adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Academy Award-winning film The Lives of Others, adapted and directed by Robert Icke. Joining Keira Knightley, Stephen Dillane and Luke Thompson are Jamie Ankrah, Jake Benson, Matt Ray Brown, Lucy Doyle, Calum Finlay, Josh Gordon, Paul Higgins, Leda Hodgson, Nick Holder, Sibylla Meienberg, Irfan Shamji, Richard Sutton, and Andrew Woodall.
1984. East Germany. A writer and an actor are placed under state surveillance. From the attic above their apartment, their Stasi man listens for evidence of subversion. But to observe a life is to risk changing your own. Listening changes everything.
The production sees Icke and Friedman renew their creative partnership following their work on productions including Oedipus, Manhunt, Hamlet, The Doctor, Oresteia, and 1984; and Knightley and Friedman, following their work together on The Children’s Hour; this electrifying adaptation explores artistic censorship, state surveillance, and the relationship between art and politics.
Adelphi Theatre, 411-412 Strand, London, WC2R 0NH from 14 October until 9 January 2027.
Booking and full details: https://thelivesofothersplay.com/
