Matt Smith and Claire Foy to Perform Socially Distanced Version of 'Lungs'
The Crown stars Matt Smith and Claire Foy will reunite for a socially distanced reprise of the play Lungs from the historic Old Vic theater in London.
The pair originally performed the show to a sold-out run at the same theater in 2019. They were supposed to bring the production to the U.S. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music this past spring, but plans for the transfer were scrapped due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced most theaters in the New York area to close until at least Labor Day. Instead, Smith and Foy will mount the show at the Old Vic once more, only this time playing to a virtual audience rather than a live one.
Smith and Foy played Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth II in the first season of Netflix's megapopular period drama, with Foy winning an Emmy for her performance. In Lungs, the duo once again portrays a married couple, but one that's grappling with the decision about whether to bring a child into today’s world given the threat of climate change and other issues.
