Here’s a first look at Adrian Lester, Susannah Fielding and the cast of Cyrano de Bergerac on stage at the Noël Coward Theatre, as the Royal Shakespeare Company production comes to London’s West End for a limited 12-week run.
Lester reprises his performance as Cyrano alongside Fielding as Roxane, with Levi Brown returning as Christian.
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…
Simon Evans, who co-adapts with Debris Stevenson, directs this new take on Edmond Rostand’s lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise.
Also returning to their roles are Joseph Christain as Edmond, Sunny Chung as Sister Claire/Madame Jodolet, Philip Cumbus as Le Bret, Greer Dale-Foulkes as Abigail, Rachel Dawson as Ann-Sofie, Oliver Grant as Jean, Scott Handy as Comte de Guiche, David Mildon as Jodolet/Carbon, Matt Mordak as Valvert/Pierre, Daniel Norford as Louis, Chris Nayak as Monfleury/Bernard, Christian Patterson as Ragueneau and Josh Sneesby as Raphael.
Robert Jackson joins the cast as Arnauld alongside Taiva Hove, Joshua Maduike and Elim Mapira who share the role of Small Boy and Fergus Murphy, Lizzie May Bell and Joe Butcher who join as members of Cyrano’s band.
The full creative team also 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 for the RSC, music director Josh Sneesby, voice and text by Barbara Houseman, associate director Lydia McKinley and children’s casting director Charlie Metcalf for the RSC.
Produced by the RSC, Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions. the played to packed houses at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon last year.
Cyrano de Bergerac plays the Noël Coward Theatre until September 5, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Susannah Fielding (Roxane) and Adrian Lester (Cyrano) in Cyrano de Bergerac (Royal Shakespeare Company) at the Noël Coward Theatre. Photo: © Marc Brenner (image supplied)