Keira Knightley’s stint in West End production The Misanthrope may have fetched mixed response from the critics but the Bend It Like Beckham star is looking forward to spend more time on stage.

Knightley says she enjoys working in the theatre because she gets more time to embrace her character than she does when she shoots a film, Daily Express reported.

The Oscar nominated actress is ignoring criticism of her performance in The Misanthrope and wants to appear in more productions in London’s West End.

“It’s so different to films as you really get into the character. In films, once you have finished shooting a scene it’s done but with theatre you’re always continuing. You get to know the character in a way that you don’t as much in films,” Knightley said.

Ashton Kutcher and Keira Knightley are the top celebrity inspirations for baby names in the UK today.

All the little Ashtons and Keiras named after them will grow up alongside Judes (after Jude Law) and Scarletts (Scarlett Johansson), names which also make the top ten.

Other celebrity-inspired names include Paris, Alexa and Rihanna for girls and Leonardo, Romeo and Guy for boys, according to the internet family history website findmypast.com.

Keira Knightley and her boyfriend Rupert Friend use web cameras to keep their relationship alive. The “Cheri” actor – who has been dating Keira since they starred together in 2005′s “Pride and Prejudice” – admits it is difficult to be apart when they are working on different film projects, so the pair have come up with a modern way to keep in contact. When asked how he and Keira make their relationship work, Rupert told BANG Showbiz, “We use Skype… old school!”

The 27-year-old actor also relies on the computer programme which allows users to speak to and watch each other using microphones and web cameras to contact friends in England. He explained at the UK premiere of his latest movie “Cheri” at London’s Cine lumiere, Institut Francais, “I use the computer to keep in touch with everybody. I don’t really know anything about computers but I think email and things like that are pretty great inventions.”