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Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson open in West End play The Lives of Others
Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson have opened in The Lives of Others at London’s Adelphi Theatre.
The pair play Christa-Maria Sieland and Georg Dreyman, an actor and a playwright who are in a relationship.
The stage play adapts the 2006 Oscar-winning film set in East Berlin in 1984.
Its production includes a love scene, and its warning lists adult themes including sexual coercion, rape and suicide.
The play is scheduled to run until January, and tickets are on sale for up to £225.
Paul Higgins is also in the cast.
Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson starred together in the press-night performance of the West End play The Lives of Others.
The production is a stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning 2006 film and is set in East Berlin in 1984.
Knightley plays theatre actor Christa-Maria Sieland, while Thompson plays playwright Georg Dreyman.
The play opened on Thursday evening at the Adelphi Theatre and is set to run until January.
The production includes adult themes, including sexual coercion and rape, according to its warning.
- Who
- Keira Knightley and Luke Thompson star in the play, alongside Paul Higgins.
- What
- They performed in the West End stage adaptation of The Lives of Others.
- When
- The press-night performance and opening were on Thursday, 29 October 2026.
- Where
- The Adelphi Theatre in London’s West End.
- Why
- The sources describe the event as the play’s press-night performance and opening; they do not state a further reason.
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Knightley and Thompson promoted the play on ITV’s This Morning.
The play held its opening-night performance at the Adelphi Theatre.
Knightley and Thompson attended the afterparty.
- Production
- The Lives of Others
- Venue
- The Adelphi Theatre
- Setting
- East Berlin in 1984
- Knightley’s role
- Christa-Maria Sieland
- Thompson’s role
- Georg Dreyman
- Run
- Set to continue until January
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What people are saying
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