London
(ANI):
Hollywood
star
Keira
Knightley
is
set
to
make
her
debut
on
the
West
End
stage
later
this
year
in
a
modern-day
version
of
Moliere's
comedy
The
Misanthrope.
The
24-year-old
will
be
seen
playing
an
ambitious
American
film
star,
the
love
interest
of
a
British
playwright
played
by
Band
Of
Brothers
and
Life
actor
Damian
Lewis,
who
leads
the
cast,
reports
The
Telegraph.
Lewis,
38,
plays
the
'misanthrope'
Alceste,
who
is
disillusioned
and
angry
with
hypocrisy
and
vows
to
reject
society.
But
his
plans
are
derailed
when
he
falls
madly
in
love
with
Jennifer
(Knightley),
a
darling
of
the
social
scene.
The
play
opens
at
the
Comedy
Theatre
on
December
17
and
runs
until
March
13.