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.

Brokeback Mountain

(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.

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