Screenwriter David Seidler originally wrote the period piece as a play and now it's destined for the theatre, according to Showbiz411.com.

Reports suggest the project will open at Guildford's Yvonne Arnaud Theater - just miles away from Grayshott in Surrey, where The King's Speech star and Best Actor Oscar winner Colin Firth was born.

The play will then move to London's West End in March (12) before heading for Broadway at the end of the year.