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Gemma Arterton to play Nell Gwynn in West End

by Guardian Stage

Arterton will take over the role of the 17th-century actor from Gugu Mbatha-Raw in transfer of the Globe's popular production Gemma Arterton is to take over the title role in Nell Gwynn when Jessica Swale's play about the vivacious restoration actor transfers to the West End in February 2016. Swale's play had a sellout run at Shakespeare's Globe in London, where it closed last month. Gugu Mbatha-Raw played Gwynn, who…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 6:15am on November 27, 2015