Brian Cox in THE SCORE and Tamsin Greig in THE DEEP BLUE SEA to transfer to Theatre Royal Haymarket

From 20 February - 26 April 2025, Theatre Royal Haymarket will play host to legendary stage and screen actor Brian Cox who will star as Johann Sebastian Bach, alongside Nicole Ansari-Cox as Bach’s wife Anna, in Oliver Cotton’s new play The Score, directed by Trevor Nunn, which was originally presented at Theatre Royal Bath in Autumn 2023.

Spring 1747, Potsdam, Prussia. Johann Sebastian Bach reluctantly visits the court of Frederick II, Europe’s most ambitious and dangerous leader. The two men could hardly be more different. As the Age of Enlightenment dawns, they stand in opposite camps. Bach is deeply religious, Frederick is an atheist. Bach loathes war, Frederick revels in it. Bach studies scripture, Frederick reads military history. Frederick remains in awe of Bach’s genius however and has mischievously prepared a musical conundrum that he hopes will baffle the composer and amuse his court. The explosive events of the following days could not have been predicted by either man.

The production has set and costume design by Robert Jones, with lighting by Johanna Town, sound and additional composition by Sophie Cotton, and casting by Ginny Schiller CDG.

Immediately following The Score, another critically acclaimed Theatre Royal Bath production will transfer to London’s Theatre Royal Haymarket when Tamsin Grieg and Finbar Lynch star in The Deep Blue Sea from 7 May - 21 June 2025. Terence Rattigan’s 1950’s study of obsession and the destructive power of love, directed by Lindsay Posner, was originally presented at the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal Bath in Spring 2024.

When you’re stuck between the devil and the deep blue sea, the deep blue sea can sometimes look very inviting. In this powerful drama of passion versus loyalty, Hester Collyer, the daughter of a clergyman and wife of a judge is floundering in the closing stages of a hopeless affair. Freddie Page, her lover, a handsome but shallow ex-Battle of Britain pilot, is out of his depth in their relationship, overwhelmed by the strength of an emotion he is incapable of reciprocating...

Joining Lindsay on the creative team are set and costume designer Peter McKintosh, lighting designer Paul Pyant, sound designer Gregory Clarke, composer Will Stuart, and casting director Ginny Schiller.

Full casting for both productions at Theatre Royal Haymarket will be announced in due course.

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