New
York
(ANI):
Rumours
are
abuzz
that
Keira
Knightley
will
make
her
West
End
debut
as
a
sexy
suspected
lesbian
in
Lillian
Hellman's
'The
Children's
Hour'.
Details
are
still
being
worked
out,
but
the
plan
is
to
open
the
show
in
London
early
next
year
and
then,
if
it''s
successful,
bring
it
to
Broadway
next
winter,
reports
he
New
York
Post.
Written
in
1934,
it's
set
in
a
girls'
boarding
school
and
tells
the
story
of
two
female
teachers
whose
lives
are
destroyed
when
one
of
their
students
spreads
the
rumor
that
they're
lovers.
The
play
was
banned
in
Boston
but
opened
in
Paris
to
sensational
reviews.
It
debuted
on
Broadway
in
1936
and
instantly
turned
Hellman
into
one
of
the
most
famous
writers
of
her
day.
No
word
yet
on
who'll
play
Knightley's
'special
friend',
Rosie
O'Donnell,
maybe
but
the
production
will
be
directed
by
Ian
Rickson,
who
staged
a
terrific
revival
a
few
years
ago
of
'The
Seagull'
on
Broadway.