Written by: Lillian Hellman
Produced by: Sonia Friedman Productions & Scott Landis
When a schoolgirl's whisper spreads, it triggers a chain of events with extraordinary consequences. Karen Wright (Keira Knightley) and Martha Dobie (Elisabeth Moss) run a girls’ boarding school in 1930s New England, where they become entangled in a devastating story of deceit, shame and courage. Banned in London and several cities across America, The Children's Hour received its world premiere on Broadway in 1934. Generations on, its potent exploration of a culture of fear remains startlingly relevant.
Ian Rickson directs Keira Knightley and Elisabeth Moss in Lillian Hellman’s The Children’s Hour at the Comedy Theatre. The Children’s Hour is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions & Scott Landis.