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Lindsay Lohan to star in David Mamet’s ‘Speed-the-Plow’ in London

Lindsay Lohan, pictured at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is scheduled to appear in a London production of David Mamet's "Speed-the-Plow" starting in September.
(Chris Pizzello / Invision / Associated Press)
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Nothing teaches an actor punctuality and discipline like having to appear eight times a week in a play. For Lindsay Lohan, whose bad-girl reputation stemmed partly from showing up tardy for movie shoots and court appearances, theater will be a new kind of instructor.

The formerly troubled actress will continue her attempted career comeback with a revival of David Mamet’s Hollywood satire “Speed-the-Plow,” scheduled to begin performances on London’s West End in September.

Lohan will play the role of Karen, an ambiguous secretary to a powerful Hollywood executive. No other casting has been announced for the production that will run at the Playhouse Theatre in London.

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The role of Karen was first played on Broadway by Madonna in 1988. Mamet’s three-character play has been frequently revived, including a 2008 Broadway run with Jeremy Piven and a London production the same year at the Old Vic, with Kevin Spacey and Jeff Goldblum.

The new London revival will be directed by Lindsay Posner, who has staged a number of Mamet plays in the U.S. and Britain. The official opening night is Oct. 2 and the run is scheduled to conclude Nov. 29.

Following numerous run-ins with the law, the 27-year-old Lohan has attempted to resuscitate her career with projects including Paul Schrader’s crowdfunded movie “The Canyons” and her own docu-reality TV series on the OWN cable channel.

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