Further casting announced for RSC's CYRANO DE BERGERAC in the West End
Further casting has been announced for the West End transfer of Cyrano de Bergerac, which runs at the Noël Coward Theatre from 13 June – 5 September.
Director Simon Evans, co-adapts with Debris Stevenson, bringing new life to Edmond Rostand’s lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise. The production played to packed houses at the RSC in Stratford upon-Avon last year.
As previously announced Olivier Award-winning actor Adrian Lester will reprise his performance as Cyrano, alongside Susannah Fielding as Roxane.
Levi Brown (This Town, BBC1) will join them, returning in the role of Christian. Also returning to their roles are Joseph Christain as Edmond, Sunny Chung as Sister Claire/Madame Jodolet, Philip Cumbus (The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare’s Globe) as Le Bret, Greer Dale-Foulkes (Thirsty, VAULT Festival) as Abigail, Rachel Dawson (The Mousetrap, UK tour) as Ann-Sofie, Oliver Grant (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe, West End/UK tour) as Jean, Scott Handy (Richard III, Almeida Theatre) as Comte de Guiche, David Mildon (Carousel, Royal Festival Hall) as Jodolet/Carbon, Matt Mordak as Valvert/Pierre, Daniel Norford (Dr Strangelove, West End) as Louis, Chris Nayak (Wind in the Wilton’s, Wilton’s Music Hall) as Monfleury/Bernard, Christian Patterson (The American Clock, Old Vic) as Ragueneau, and Josh Sneesby (Amélie, Watermill Theatre/UK tour/The Other Palace) as Raphael. Robert Jackson (Julius Caesar, RSC) joins the cast as Arnauld, alongside Taiva Hove (Midnight, Sadler’s Wells), Joshua Maduike and Elim Mapira who will share the role of Small Boy.
Poet, soldier and philosopher. Cyrano de Bergerac burns with brilliance. He's fiercely funny and urgently romantic – but behind the veil of wit is one large problem: his nose.
Haunted by doubts and too proud to beg, he watches from the shadows as Roxane – bold, beautiful and seemingly unreachable – falls for another man, Christian. But this handsome, tongue-tied young suitor knows his only hope of charming Roxane is to seduce her with words. And only one person can help…
The full creative team alongside Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson includes set and costume designer Grace Smart, lighting designer Joshie Harriette, composer Alex Baranowski, sound designer Donato Wharton, movement director Sarita Piotrowski, fight and intimacy director Bethan Clark, dramaturg Rebecca Latham for the RSC, casting director Matthew Dewsbury CDG for the RSC, music director Josh Sneesby, voice and text coach Barbara Houseman, and children’s casting director Charlie Metcalf for the RSC.
