Brand new production images of the cast of Oliver Cotton’s play The Score have been released today, featuring legendary stage and screen actor Brian Cox (HBO’s multi-award-winning Succession) as Johann Sebastian Bach and Nicole Ansari-Cox as Bach’s wife, Anna.
Brian and Nicole are joined by Peter De Jersey as Voltaire, Juliet Garricks as Emilia, Stephen Hagan as Frederick, Jamie Wilkes as Carl, Christopher Staines as Quantz, Toby Webster as Benda, Matthew Romain as Graun, and James Gladdon as Helstein, with Geoffrey Towers, Jordan Kilshaw, and Rebecca Thornhill.
The Score, directed by Trevor Nunn and originally presented at Theatre Royal Bath, will run until Saturday, 26 April 2025, at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. The Press Night is on 27 February 2025.
Set in Spring 1747, Potsdam, Prussia, The Score follows Johann Sebastian Bach as he 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, while Frederick is an atheist. Bach loathes war, whereas Frederick revels in it. Bach studies scripture, and Frederick reads military history. Despite their differences, Frederick remains in awe of Bach’s genius and has mischievously prepared a musical conundrum to baffle the composer and amuse his court. The explosive events of the following days could not have been predicted by either man.
Brian Cox’s glittering career has spanned more than sixty years, garnering numerous awards and working with the most esteemed theatre companies and renowned Hollywood and TV directors. Twice Olivier Award winner for Best Actor, his portrayal of Logan Roy in the HBO hit series Succession has won him a Golden Globe award and Emmy nominations.
Nicole Ansari-Cox has starred regularly on stage and screen in the UK, the US, and all over Europe. Her major credits include Deadwood, Soderbergh’s Side Effects, and most recently Under the Sun with Toni Colette on screen. Nicole’s stage credits include Tom Stoppard’s Rock’n’Roll at the Royal Court and on Broadway.
Former artistic director of the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, Trevor Nunn’s multi-award-winning repertoire ranges from Les Misérables to The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
Robert Jones is the Set and Costume Designer, Johanna Town is the Lighting Designer, Sound Designer and Additional Composition is by Sophie Cotton, Cordelia Monsey is the Associate Director, and the Casting Director is Ginny Schiller CDG.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
