Martin crimp cyrano de bergerac script5/18/2023 ![]() So Cyrano forsakes his own happiness, crafting eloquent letters and speeches to help Christian win Roxane's heart. She has her eye on the handsome but near illiterate Christian, anyway, who loves her too. While de Bergerac’s weapon – his words – are a tour de force fit to see him defeat each of his fellow poets-cum-rappers in battle, his comically large nose renders him too unattractive to win Roxane’s affections.Įben Figueiredo (Christian) & Anita-Joy Uwajeh (Roxane). The story follows Cyrano de Bergerac, ‘The man with the nose / And the acres of high-brow wet-dream prose’, who is in love with his distant cousin, the beautiful and intelligent Roxane. ![]() The production is the first in a new West End season from the Jamie Lloyd Theatre Company, whose previous successes include Betrayal starring Tom Hiddleston, The Homecoming and The Maids. ![]() Scottish star James McAvoy ( X-Men, His Dark Materials) returns from his adventures in the north to play the titular character – a soldier and poet with a comically large nose – bringing masterful lyricism, hints of vulnerability and, fittingly, panache to the role. ![]() James McAvoy reprises his role in The Jamie Lloyd Company’s Olivier award-winning production of Cyrano De Bergerac, which returns to London in 2022 following a sold-out season at the Playhouse Theatre in 2019.Ĭyrano de Bergerac, Playhouse Theatre review ★★★★★Įdmond Rostand’s 1897 French classic Cyrano de Bergerac is adapted by playwright Martin Crimp for a new, rap-fuelled production at the Playhouse Theatre, directed by Jamie Lloyd. ![]()
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