Keira Knightley making her much-anticipated West End debut in an updated version of Molière’s The Misanthrope. The production took more than £1m in ticket sales in four days.
Knightley is one of a growing number of female film stars to tread the boards, among them Cate Blanchett, Sienna Miller and Kidman. While Hollywood’s top names usually spell commercial success for a play, critical approval is harder to come by, film actresses almost invariably being panned for delivering below-par stage performances. We’ll update this post as soon as her glowing revues hit the press.