Casting revealed for the West End transfer of 'Arcadia'

Tom Stoppard's play, set between two time periods in one country home, is a dazzling collision of science and romance.

Summary

• The Old Vic production of Arcadia transfers to the West End
• Returning to the production is Olivier Award nominee Isis Hainsworth
• New faces include Nikki Amuka-Bird and Oliver Chris

Casting has been revealed for the West End transfer of The Old Vic production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia. Performances begin at the Duke of York’s Theatre on 20 June, running through 12 September.

Joining the cast of director Carrie Cracknell's production are Nikki Amuka-Bird as Hannah Jarvis, Oliver Chris as Bernard Nightingale, Aaron Anthony as Richard Noakes, David Buttle as Captain Brice, Matthew Doswell as Gus Coverly / Augustus Coverly, and Yolanda Kettle as Lady Croom.

Returning to the production from The Old Vic run are Angus Cooper as Valentine Coverly, Seamus Dillane as Septimus Hodge, Tim Frances as Jellaby, Holly Godliman as Chloë Coverly, Isis Hainsworth reprising her Olivier Award-nominated role as Thomasina Coverly, and Matthew Steer as Ezra Chater. The understudies Alex Britt, Peta Cornish, and Keziah Hayes.

Nikki Amuka-Bird said, “Hannah Jarvis is a fascinating woman – fiercely intelligent, endlessly curious, always searching for the truth. Tom Stoppard gives her wonderful precision, wit and depth. I’m delighted to be playing her with this company in the West End and to be reuniting with the brilliant Carrie Cracknell.”

Oliver Chris said, “When I saw Carrie Cracknell’s wonderful production of Arcadia at The Old Vic I was completely captivated by it. Tom Stoppard’s writing is dazzlingly intelligent and deeply moving all at once and I can’t wait to be part of bringing this production into the West End and getting my teeth into the role of Bernard.”

The Duke of York's will be reconfigured to stage the production in the round, as it played at The Old Vic. There will be limited on-stage seating available.

The rest of the creative team includes set design by Alex Eales, costume design by Suzanne Cave, lighting design by Guy Hoare, sound design by Donato Wharton, movement by Ira Mandela Siobhan, and compositions by Stuart Earl.

Stoppard's play, set between two time periods in one country home, is a dazzling collision of science and romance, exploring the intellectually stimulating relationship in 1809 between teenage prodigy, Thomasina Coverly, and maths tutor Septimus Hodge. Meanwhile, in the present day, author Hannah Jarvis investigates the mysterious chapter in the life of Lord Byron.

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Photo credit: Isis Hainsworth in Arcadia at The Old Vic, (Courtesy of production)