Jude Law to star in London 'Hamlet'
<center><img align="center" border="0" height="276" id="561289" md5="" sourcedescription="编辑提供的本地文件" sourcename="本地文件" src="http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/entertainment/2007-09/12/../../images/attachement/jpg/site1/20070912/000d60aa06df085187f41a.jpg" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 0px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 0px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 0px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 0px solid" title="" width="193"/></center><center> </center><center>Hollywood hearthrob Jude Law, seen here>The 34-year-old British star of "The Talented Mr Ripley" and "The Road To Perdition" will perform in a production directed by Kenneth Branagh which is to open in mid-2009, the Donmar Warehouse said.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px">It is not the first time that Law has trodden the boards in London. In 1999, he appeared in John Ford's "'Tis Pity She's A Whore" and three years later, he was back in "Doctor Faustus" by Christopher Marlowe.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px">His most recent film is "Sleuth", which also features veteran British star Michael Caine.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px">The Donmar Warehouse, in Covent Garden, is well used to hosting A-list Hollywood stars.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px">In 1998, Nicole Kidman starred -- nude -- in David Hare's "The Blue Room" there, prompting>And Sam Mendes, who won the best director Oscar in 2000 for "American Beauty", was artistic director at the theatre until 2002.</p><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px">Last week, Law was arrested after allegedly assaulting a photographer outside his home in west London. His lawyer denied the claim.</p><center> </center><p style="MARGIN: 0px 3px 15px"></p>