Photo Flash: CHILDREN'S HOUR Celebrates Opening Night
When a schoolgirl's whisper spreads, it triggers a chain of events with extraordinary consequences. Karen Wright and Martha Dobie run a girls' boarding school in 1930s New England, where they become entangled in a devastating story of deceit, shame and courage.
Photo Flash: More from Knightley & Moss in THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
When a troubled teenager starts to spin a web of deceit, all around her are soon caught up in it. Karen Wright (Keira Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Elisabeth Moss) have worked for years to establish their all-girls boarding school, and now, with the school flourishing and Karen on the verge of marriage, their lives and loves finally appear secure. However, when malicious student Mary runs away from the school and seeks to avoid being sent back, she draws on hearsay, gossip, and her own imagination, to concoct a story that threatens the school, the marriage, and their entire futures.
Photo Flash: Keira Knightley, Elizabeth Moss Lead THE CHILDREN'S HOUR
When a troubled teenager starts to spin a web of deceit, all around her are soon caught up in it. Karen Wright (Keira Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Elisabeth Moss) have worked for years to establish their all-girls boarding school, and now, with the school flourishing and Karen on the verge of marriage, their lives and loves finally appear secure. However, when malicious student Mary runs away from the school and seeks to avoid being sent back, she draws on hearsay, gossip, and her own imagination, to concoct a story that threatens the school, the marriage, and their entire futures.
Bookings Now Available for THE CHILDREN'S HOUR at Comedy Theatre
Ian Rickson's production of Lillian Hellman's The Children's Hour is now taking bookings at the Comedy Theatre until 30 April (and not 2 April as previously announced). The Children's Hour first preview on 22 January and press night on 9 February 2011 remain as originally published.
