Cyrano de Bergerac

"James McAvoy gives a stunningly powerful performance in this piece of pure theater." —Nick Curtis, Evening Standard

"Funny, thrilling and deeply moving. It is a triumph, a breathtakingly bold rethinking of a classic in resonant contemporary ways." —Sarah Crompton, WhatsOnStage

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to the stage in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, straight from London’s West End. Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight? Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp and directed by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal). This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.

This production includes a 20 minute intermission.

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