American Buffalo Opening Night
After shocking fans with his radical new moustachioed look, Damian Lewis took to the stage for his West End play American Buffalo‘s opening night on Monday.
And his wife of eight years, Helen McCrory, was there to cheer him on as he wowed the audience with his lead turn opposite John Goodman and Tom Sturridge at London’s Wyndham Theatre.
Once the curtains were closed on the star-studded night, the couple were seen lovingly linking arms as they made their way to the nearby National Cafe to kick off celebrations.
Beaming with pride as she chatted with her husband, Helen, 46, looked bright and beautiful in an aqua-coloured Roksanda dress, which she teamed with strappy black heels.
Resting a black handbag and coat over one of her decidedly toned arms, she held onto former Homeland star Damian with the other.
With his bushy mustache on prominent display, Damian, 44, looked smart in a black pea coat over a white button-up shirt, which he teamed with black trousers and matching shoes.
Damian plays Walter ‘Teach’ Cole in the dark comedy about three small-time crooks plotting to steal a valuable coin collection.
The star has been given a bad ’70s makeover for the production, sporting thick sideburns, a bushy moustache and a maroon suit.
American Buffalo centres on three thieves, Damian’s Walter ‘Teach’ Cole, Don Dubrow (John Goodman) and Bobby (Tom Sturridge) as they plan the big-time heist.
A series of errors highlights their divided loyalties, insatiable greed and a coveted Buffalo nickel.
The play was nominated for a host of awards including two Tonys and received rave reviews from critics when it ran originally in the 1970s.
It was turned into a 1996 film starring Dustin Hoffman and had a short-lived Broadway revival in 2008 starring Cedric the Entertainer and Haley Joel Osment, which closed after just eight performances.
The new London production, which will run until 26 June, drew the likes of Sienna Miller, Kit Harrington, Rowan Atkinson and Nigel Harman to the audience on its opening night.