From January 8, 2009, the Garrick Theatre is going to stage West End?s new production ?The Little Dog Laughed?. Directed by Jamie Lloyd, this award winning play will feature some famous actors like Rupert Friend, Gemma Arterton, Harry Lloyd and Tamsin Greig.
The lead character, a Hollywood superstar Mitchell, will be played by Rupert Friend while Tamsin Greig, will take the role of his agent in the play, Diane. The other two major characters, Alex and Ari are going to be played by Harry Lloyed and Gemma Arterton, respectively.
Rupert Friend is a versatile actor who has the experience of working in flims and short flims, but surprisingly he is going to make his stage debut in ?The Little Dog Laughed?. Rupert friend?s debut film was ?The Libertine?.
He co-produced two short films in 2008, ?Lamentable Saga of the Suicide Brothers? and ?The Continuing? and will be featuring in the upcoming movies ?Lullaby for Pi? and ?The Kid?
It is to be noted that this will also be Gemma Arterton?s debut in the West End. This promising, and high profile actress made her stage debut in july 2007, in BBC?s ?Tess of the D?Urbervilles?, in which she played the main character.
She has also made it to the big screen, featuring in a number of movies including the 2007 James Bond flick ?Quantum of Solace?.
