( EW.com ) -- Producers announced Thursday that Lindsay Lohan will star in the West End production of David Mamet 's `` Speed-the-Plow . '' In the Hollywood satire , she 'll be playing Karen , an ambitious and seductive secretary , in a story about two film producers trying to close a big deal . Madonna famously played the role in the 1988 original New York show . EW : See full coverage of stage . The play , directed by Lindsay Posner , will open Oct. 2 and run to Nov. 29 at the Playhouse Theatre in London . Lohan 's most recent film work was 2013â€²s The Canyons , and her tumultuous OWN reality show , Lindsay , aired this past spring . James Franco wrote a short story about Lindsay Lohan . Officially , this will be the troubled 27-year-old star 's first time performing onstage , though she made a memorable appearance at the North Shore High School Winter Talent Show , among many others . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Lohan will play Karen in the production . The play is directed by Lindsay Posner . Lohan 's most recent film work was 2013â€²s `` The Canyons ''