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Preview by Lizzie Guilfoyle
A REVIVAL of Henrik Ibsen's rarely performed 1877 thriller,
Pillars of the Community opens in the National Theatre
Lyttelton repetoire on November 1, 2005 (previews from October
21).
Timed to mark the centenary of the Norwegian dramatist's death,
it will star Damian Lewis (pictured) as Bernick, a man whose business
prowess and spotless reputation are threatened by the revelation
of a long-buried secret.
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Desperate to avoid exposure in the
fawning local community, he devises a pitiless plan which, by
a shocking twist of fate, risks the one life he holds dear.
Lewis is probably best known for his numerous screen roles in,
for example, Band of
Brothers, Dreamcatcher, Jeffrey Archer: The Truth, Chromophobia,
Colditz, Hearts and Bones
and The Forsyte Saga.
Yet his career did, in fact, begin in theatre with appearances
in Hamlet, Cymbeline and Much Ado About Nothing
at the RSC; Into the Woods at the Donmar and School
for Wives at the Almeida.
And only last year, he returned to the Almeida to star in the
world premiere of Five Gold Rings.
Lewis will be joined in Pillars of the Community by
Geraldine Alexander (The Holy Terror) as Betty and Lesley
Manville (Some
Girl(s)) as Lona Hessel.
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