Oscar Nominee Keira Knightley to Make Broadway Debut Next Fall in Roundabout's THERESE RAQUIN

Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the first Broadway production of the upcoming 50th anniversary season: Keira Knightley will make her Broadway debut in a new adaptation of Therese Raquin by Helen Edmundson, based upon the novel by Emile Zola, directed by Evan Cabnet.

Therese Raquin will begin preview performances on Thursday, October 1, 2015, and open officially on Thursday, October 29, 2015 on Broadway.

Helen Edmundson's new adaptation of Therese Raquin was commissioned by Roundabout Theatre Company.

Keira Knightley is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Olivier nominee. Knightley made her West End theatrical debut in Martin Crimp's translation of Moliere's comedy The Misanthrope, staged by Thea Sharrock at the Comedy Theatre in London (Olivier Award nomination & Evening Standard Award nomination for The Natasha Richardson Award For Best Actress). In January 2011, she returned to the Comedy Theatre and starred in Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour, staged by Ian Rickson. Knightley will next be seen in cinemas opposite Chloe Grace Moretz and Sam Rockwell in Laggies, set for release on October 24, 2014, and opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game, set for release on November 21, 2014.

Roundabout Theatre Company's 50th anniversary season also includes the New York debut of Pulitzer Prize finalist Stephen Karam's The Humans, directed by two-time Tony® Award winner Joe Mantello, Off-Broadway in Fall 2015. Additional shows in the 2015-16 season will be announced shortly.

In this tale of love, lust, betrayal, and guilt, Therese has made peace with her loveless marriage to a weak man when her world is turned upside down by Laurent walking through the door. Unable to ignore their passion, the pair sets off on a violent path that may have far worse consequences for the perpetrators than for the victims.

The full cast and design team will be announced shortly.

Evan Cabnet directed The Dream of the Burning Boy by David West Read for Roundabout Underground. Other recent credits include Poor Behavior by Theresa Rebeck and The Model Apartment by Donald Margulies for Primary Stages, and A Kid Like Jake by Daniel Pearle for Lincoln Center Theater's LCT3.