Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket starring Natascha McElhone

Photos of the Fatal Attraction opening night at the Theatre Royal Haymarket Trevor Nunn's new stage adaptation of Fatal Attraction opened tonight at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The new stage play by James Dearden, who wrote the original 1987 screenplay for Fatal Attraction, stars English actress Natascha McElhone, best known for The Truman Show and Californication, as Alex Forrest alongside Mark Bazeley as Dan Gallagher and Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis as his wife Beth. BOOK Book tickets to Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket PHOTOS BOOK Book tickets to Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

FIRST LOOK: Production photos of Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket The first photos are in for Trevor Nunn's big new stage adaptation of Eighties classic Fatal Attraction. Adapted  by James Dearden from his hit movie screenplay, the play stars Natascha McElhone, Kristin Davis and Mark Bazeley.   [ngg src="galleries" ids="262" display="basic_imagebrowser"] Photos by Tristram Kenton. BOOK Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Rehearsal Photos of  Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket Trevor Nunn is currently rehearsing his world stage premiere production of Fatal Attraction, playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 8 March 2014. The photos include the three main leads of the show, English actress Natascha McElhone as Alex Forrest alongside Mark Bazeley as Dan Gallagher and Sex and the City’s Kristin Davis as his wife Beth. The new stage play by James Dearden, who wrote the original 1987 screenplay for Fatal Attraction which starred Michael Douglas and Glenn Close, is running for a strictly limited season at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. [ngg src="galleries" ids="253" display="basic_imagebrowser"]

Further casting has been announced for Trevor Nunn's production of Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Sex and the City's Kristin Davis to star in Fatal Attraction[/caption] Famous for playing Charlotte in HBO's long-running series Sex and the City, Kristin Davis has been announced in the line-up for Trevor Nunn's production of Fatal Attraction. Kristin Davis, who will be making her West End stage debut in the part of Beth Gallagher, will star alongside already-announced actress Natascha McElhone as Alex Forrest, and Mark Bazeley as Dan Gallagher. Anne Archer played the part of Beth in the original movie of Fatal Attraction, with Glenn Close as Alex Forrest and Michael Douglas as Dan Gallagher. Other casting includes Jane How as Joan and Alex Lowe as Jimmy. Fatal Attraction starts previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from from 8 March 2014. BOOK Book tickets to Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket

Might David Duchovny be tempted to join Natascha McElhone in Trevor Nunn's production of Fatal Attraction? [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] David Duchovny and Natsacha McElhone in Showtime series Californication[/caption] It has just been announced that British actress Natascha McElhone has been cast in the Glenn Close role of Alex Forrest in the new stage play based on hit movie Fatal Attraction. Natascha is just finishing filming the seventh and final season of Showtime's hit series Californation, alongside X Files star David Duchovny. This goes into the "Fantasy Casting" category, but might David Duchovny be tempted by producers Robert Fox and Patrick Ryecart to join his Californication co-star Natascha  on the London stage? He'd be in good company given that his X Files co-star Gillian Anderson will be giving her Blanche DuBois over at the Young Vic this summer. he role of Dan Gallagher in Fatal Attraction was iconically played by Michael Douglas in the movie, so the part needs a big hitter to do justice to the role and fill the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Natascha and David clearly have chemistry. Let's make this happen!! LINKS Book tickets to Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket More Fatal Attraction news

Natascha McElhone cast in Trevor Nunn's production of Fatal Attraction at Theatre Royal Haymarket. [caption id="" align="alignright" width="240"] Natsacha McElhone in Showtime series Californication[/caption] English actress Natascha McElhone, best known for The Truman Show and Californication, has been cast as Alex Forrest in new play Fatal Attraction. The role was made famous by Glenn Close in the hit movie Fatal Attraction, and now the screenwriter of Fatal Attraction, James Dearden, has turned his screenplay into a stage drama, to be directed by Trevor Nunn. The show starts previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket on 8 March 2014. The role of Dan Gallagher, famously played by Michael Douglas in the movie, is yet to be cast. Fatal Attraction is the story of a bunny-boiling (literally!) woman who meets a successful, married New York lawyer in a bar, and following a brief encounter makes his life a living nightmare. Natascha McElhone is best known for movie and TV roles that include Surviving Picasso, The Truman Show, The Devil’s Own, Ronin, Solaris, The Secret of Moonacre Manor, Mrs Dalloway, Laurel Canyon, Ladies in Lavender, The Kid, Theatre of Dreams, Love’s Labour’s Lost and The Sea. On TV she currently plays Karen in Showtime series Californication. Her stage work includes Richard III and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the Open Air Theatre, The Count of Monte Cristo at Manchester Royal Exchange, The Cherry Orchard at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre and Honour at Wyndhams’ Theatre. Natascha is currently completing the seventh and final series of Showtime series Californication in Los Angeles alongside David Duchovny. The play will be produced by Robert Fox, TRH Productions and Patrick Ryecart. James Dearden has adapted to play to be more sympathetic to the Alex character; Glenn Close recently said at a mental illness conference at the White House that she would play the character of Alex differently now and fears her portrayal of Alex Forrest contributed to media stigmas surrounding mental illness. One of the film's most scary scenes is when Alex boils Dan's family's pet rabbit on the stove. A tongue-in-cheek Robert Fox told Baz in the Daily Mail that: "There will be a very well prepared bunny on stage every night, with its own, very selective dressing room." LINKS Book tickets to Fatal Attraction at the Theatre Royal Haymarket More Fatal Attraction news