BAFTA-nominatedMike Faistand Oscar-nominated actorLucas Hedgeswill star in a London stage adaptation of Annie Proulxs short storyBrokeback Mountain.
Faist, who landed a BAFTA nom forWest Side Story, will play the part of Jack Twist.
Hedges, whose Oscar nom was forManchester By the Seain 2016, will play Ennis Del Mar.
(L-R) Mike Faist and Lucas HedgesJoseph Okpako/WireImage; Amy Sussman/WireImage
Brooklyn-based writer Ashley Robinson approached Proulx about the stage rights and she granted them.
Singer-songwriter Eddi Reader will perform onstage with a country and western band including a pedal steel guitarist.
