Shows Tues to Sun; Written by Patrick Marber and directed by Sello Maake ka-Ncube First performed at the Royal National Theatre in 1997, Closer was made into a film in 2004, directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Natalie Portman as Alice, Julia Roberts as Anna, Jude Law as Dan and Clive Owen as Larry. Sello Maake directed this play with great success about ten years ago, with an all-white cast. He now returns to the play with a highly acclaimed all-black cast.