Adrian Lester, Susannah Fielding and the cast of Cyrano de Bergerac are now in rehearsals ahead of the Royal Shakespeare Company production’s transfer to the Noël Coward Theatre for a limited run starting this June.
Directed by Simon Evans – who co-adapts this new version of Edmond Rostand’s lyrical tale of love and lies, longing and disguise, with Debris Stevenson – it sees Lester reprise his role as Cyrano with Fielding as Roxane and Levi Brown 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…
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 will 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 alongside Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson are 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.
It is produced in the West End by the Royal Shakespeare Company, Wessex Grove and Gavin Kalin Productions. The production played at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon last year.
Cyrano de Bergerac runs at Noël Coward Theatre from June 13 – September 5, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: The company of Cyrano de Bergerac – credit Marc Brenner (image supplied)