UPDATE: Sharp eyed (read: he checks his sources) commenter “Ed” showed us up. This is NOT Knightley’s West End debut, that was back in 2009 with The Misanthrope. Also, the whole Rosie O’Donnell thing was a joke from the NY Post. To be fair on my end, The Hollywood Reporter fell for it too, so let’s all laugh at them instead. However, my reaction to that still stands.
So Keira Knightley is expected to expand her acting career by making her debut on stage in London’s West End which is basically the British Broadway. Granted, this is not the type of news we generally cover, but stick with me. You’ll see. She will be starring in The Children’s Hour, a 1934 play that was originally banned in its home of Boston before finding a more tolerant audience in Paris. This is a rather unsurprising move for the actress. Though she is most well known for her part in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, she regularly balances that out with several demanding roles in dramatic period pieces.
That’s all fine and dandy, but let’s get to the awesome part of this particular story. Keira Knightley will be playing a lesbian. That’s right, she’s switching teams and that is awesome. The story follows Knightley, a teacher, as one of her students outs her to her superiors and the consequences of that. Who’s the lucky lady she will be locking lips with?
Wait.
Are you serious?
This can’t be.
The other woman will be…
Ew, ew, ew, ew. I need to wash my brain out now. Ugh. This post just went from Daily Dose of Jealousy to a Face Palm of the Day. Blurgh.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
