Gemma Arterton, Rupert Friend and More Star in West End's LITTLE DOG LAUGHED

Whatsonstage.com is reporting that Gemma Arterton and Rupert Friend will be joined by Tamsin Greig and Harry Lloyd in the new West End production of Douglas Carter Beane's Tony Award-winning THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED.  Performances begin on January 8 at the Garrick Theatre. 

THE LITTLE DOG LAUGHED centers around Hollywood film actor named Mitchell (Friend) who wants to come out of the closet, his agent Diane (Greig) wants him to stay in it and the love triangle between Mitchell, rent boy Alex (Lloyd) and Alex's girlfriend Ari (Arterton). The production will be directed by Jamie Lloyd.

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Gemma Alterton made her stage debut as Rosaline in Shakespeare's LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST at the Globe Theatre, London in July 2007.  This will be her West End debut.  She played the title role in a BBC adaptation of "Tess of the D'Urbervilles." Her film credits include "Kelly in St Trinian's" and MI6 Agent Strawberry Fields in the James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace." She is also attached to star in the upcoming "Wuthering Heights."

This production will mark Rupert Friend's stage debut. He made his debut in the film "The Libertine."
In 2008 he and Tom Mison filmed the short "The Continuing" and "Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers" which they wrote and in which they play the title characters and will play at the London Film Festival. He stars in the forthcoming films "The Kid," and "Lullaby for Pi."