Atonement to get world stage premier in Chichester

Ian McEwan's tale of how a false accusation can ruin lives was widely lauded A quarter of a century since the publication of Ian McEwan's critically acclaimed novel Atonement, its stage adaptation is to get a world premiere in West Sussex.

Atonement to get world stage premier in Chichester. Ian McEwan's tale of how a false accusation can ruin lives was widely lauded A quarter of a century since the publication of Ian McEwan's critically acclaimed novel Atonement, its stage adaptation is to get a world premiere in West Sussex. The play - previously made into an Oscar-winning 2007 film starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley - opens at the Chichester Festival Theatre on Friday and will run until 20 June. Stretching from the 1930s through World War Two, the story examines the lifetime of guilt suffered after a false accusation dramatically alters several lives. "I think it's something which has an awful lot to say about the world we live in today, even leaning in a bit towards contemporary cancel culture," said the director Adam Penford. "I mean, is it possible to be able to...