The production will run at the Swan Theatre from the 27th September until the 15th November.
Rehearsal images have been released for Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson’s new version of Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano De Bergerac, directed by Simon Evans.
The full company for the production includes: Levi Brown (Christian de Neuvillette), Joseph Christain (Edmond (Young Reserve)), Sunny Chung (Sister Claire/Madame Jodolet), Philip Cumbus (Le Bret), Greer Dale-Foulkes (Abigail), Rachel Dawson (Band Member/Ensemble), Susannah Fielding (Roxane), Oliver Grant (Band Leader/Ensemble), Scott Handy (Comte de Guiche), Adrian Lester (Cyrano de Bergerac), Caolan McCarthy (Arnauld), David Mildon (Jodolet/ Carbon (Reserve)), Matt Mordak (Valvert/Pierre (Reserve)), Chris Nayak (Monfleury/Priest/Bernard (Reserve)), Daniel Norford (Louis (Reserve)) and Christian Patterson (Ragueneau).
Poet, soldier and philosopher. Cyrano de Bergerac burns with brilliance. He’s fiercely funny and intensely 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…
Talking about the Simon Evans, director, said: “This is a play about feeling and how we communicate it. How language seduces, protects, wounds, and heals, and it’s a thrill to work on it with Debris Stevenson: finding an approach to the text that celebrates the original and finds new ways of unlocking it. Adrian Lester is remarkable, and brings a fierce intelligence and vulnerability to Cyrano: quick witted and stirring; while Susannah Fielding’s Roxane will be funny, sharp, emotionally fearless. Together (and alongside the remarkable cast we’ve put together) they’ll light the whole story from the inside and make it feel fresh, wild and exciting.”
The creative team features Grace Smart (set and costume), Joshie Harriette (lighting), Alex Baranowski (composer), Donato Wharton (sound), Sarita Piotrowski (movement), Bethan Clark (fight and intimacy) and Matthew Dewsbury (casting).
To book tickets visit: https://www.rsc.org.uk/cyrano-de-bergerac