Lindsay Lohan made her long-awaited West End debut last night as she took to the stage in David Mamet's play Speed-the-Plow alongside the actor, Richard Schiff.
The Hollywood starlet plays the role of Karen, a secretary to two Hollywood producers, and she turns out to be much smarter than she first appears. She told Time Out magazine that she could identify with the character: "My character gets a taste of the Hollywood life, and I think this happens in LA a lot: people get hooked on the adrenaline that comes with making movies and get out of their depth."
Lindsay told the magazine: "I'm at a point when I want a diligent routine and I really want to get back into work. And I wanted to do something different: people have certain perceptions of me and I wanted to change them by doing something like a Mamet play. I'm hoping it'll take away attention from me as a celebrity name and draw attention to the fact that I'm an actress."
But was she any good? Press night isn't until next week, but according to a review from The Daily Beast, Lindsay forgot some of her lines. The website wrote: "On the first night of previews, a work-in-progress feel is to be expected. But halfway through the second act of Speed-the-Plow, the audience was openly laughing at Lohan's struggle to grasp Mamet's sharp, trademark dialogue," Nico Hines writes, but also added later that "Lohan remained charming throughout."
SOURCES: TIME OUT & THE DAILY BEAST
Woah! Is Mean Girls coming to the West End? Unfortunately, not. But Lindsay Lohan is!
The 27-year-old actress has been in London for several weeks and has now revealed she is in the city to prepare for a potential appearance in stage production Speed-the-Plow, a venture she is both "nervous" and "excited" about.
She told the New York Times: "It's the first time I've done a stage play or anything like that. I'm nervous but I'm excited."
The production is a satirical take on the dreams and strategies of Hollywood executives and will reportedly open in November.
Interestingly, when Speed-the-Plow featured on Broadway in 1998, it was Madonna who played the lead role.
It was revealed earlier this week that Lindsay Lohan - who has been changing hotels in London every three weeks - is house-hunting in the city as she wants to find a more permanent base.
Is she staying in London for a guy, though? Rumour has it Li-Lo is dating TOWIE star Tom Kilbey - who used to date Lydia Bright.
SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES
