RSC reveals complete Cyrano de Bergerac cast joining Adrian Lester

The Royal Shakespeare Company has announced full casting for its upcoming production of Cyrano de Bergerac.

The new version of Edmond Rostand’s play is by Simon Evans and Debris Stevenson, and will be directed by Evans. It runs in the Swan Theatre from 27 September to 15 November 2025. Rostand’s classic follows a lyrical trickster whose romantic entanglements are seemingly beset by a large nose.

Adrian Lester makes his RSC debut in the title role, joined by Susannah Fielding, who returns to the company as Roxane, having previously appeared in The Merchant of Venice opposite Patrick Stewart.

Levi Brown will play Christian, while the full company includes Joseph Christain, Sunny Chung, Philip Cumbus, Greer Dale-Foulkes, Rachel Dawson, Oliver Grant, Scott Handy, Caolan McCarthy, David Mildon, Matt Mordak, Chris Nayak, Daniel Norford and Christian Patterson.

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).

Evans’ previous theatre credits include Inside No. 9: Stage/Fright, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Killer Joe, The Dazzle, Bug, St Nicholas and The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. He co-created, wrote, directed and starred in Staged for BBC One. Debris Stevenson’s plays include Poet in Da Corner at the Royal Court and My Brother’s a Geniusfor Theatre Centre.