Robert Icke’s adaptation of Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Academy Award-winning film will run at the Adelphi Theatre from the 14th October until the 9th January 2027.
Full casting has been announced for the world premiere production of Robert Icke’s adaptation and production of The Lives of Others, which will officially open at the Adelphi Theatre on the 29th October.
Joining the previously announced 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, Andrew Woodall.
Listening changes everything.
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.
The production is based on Henckel von Donnersmarck’s 2006 German-language film, which won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, as well as the BAFTA for Best Film Not in the English Language and awards from the European and German Film Awards, among others.
Meanwhile, the creative team includes: set and costume designer Hildegard Bechtler, lighting designer Jon Clark, sound designer Giles Thomas, video designer Tal Yarden and original music by Max Richter. Casting is by Julia Horan.
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