Jeremy Irons and Zoe Wanamaker attend Mr Foote's Other Leg opening night

Ian Kelly's new adaptation of his book of the same name, Mr Foote's Other Leg opened at the Hampstead Theatre last night, starring Simon Russell Beale, Dervla Kirwan and Joseph Millson.

The production, directed by Richard Eyre, tells the story of Samuel Foote, a satirist and actor who proved an early exponent of celebrity culture.

The cast also includes Micah Balfour, Sophie Bleasdale, Joshua Elliott, Jenny Galloway, Ian Kelly, Forbes Masson and Colin Stinton.

Guests at the opening night included Zoe Wanamaker, Jeremy Irons, Lesley Manville, Mike Leigh and Jonathan Pryce.

Mr Foote's Other Leg runs at Hampstead Theatre from 14 September to 17 October 2015.