Keira Knightley, Gabriel Ebert & the Cast of Therese Raquin Begin Performances on Broadway

Keira Knightley is set to begin performances in Thérèse Raquin on October 1. The Oscar nominee is making her Broadway debut in the production, which will also star Tony winners Gabriel Ebert and Judith Light, along with Matt Ryan. Directed by Evan Cabnet, the show is scheduled to officially open on October 29 at Roundabout’s Studio 54.

Based on the novel by Émile Zola and penned by Helen Edmundson, a quiet young woman with a restless spirit, Thérèse (Knightley) submits to a loveless life at the side of her weak and selfish husband Camille (Ebert) and her controlling mother-in-law Madame Raquin (Light)…until she meets his childhood friend Laurent (Ryan). When their overwhelming passion spins violently out of control, they realize that love can be a dangerous game, and sometimes there is no winner.

The cast will also include David Patrick Kelly, Jeff Still, Glynis Bell, Ray Virta, Mary Wiseman, Alex Mickiewicz and Sara Topham.