Cast Announced for West End transfer of Arcadia

The cast of Arcadia at Duke of York’s Theatre. Headshots provided by production.

The West End transfer of The Old Vic’s acclaimed and Olivier Award-nominated production (read our review here) of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia will play at the Duke of York’s Theatre, which is being newly renovated into the round, from 20 June.

Directed by Carrie Cracknell, Arcadia will star Nikki Amuka-Bird (The Lady from the Sea, Donmar Warehouse) as Hannah Jarvis and Oliver Chris (The Deep Blue Sea, Theatre Royal Bath) as Bernard Nightingale, who join the cast alongside 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 following 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, with understudies Alex Britt, Peta Cornish and Keziah Hayes.

First staged in 1993, Arcadia charts a dazzling collision of science and romance. The play explores the beauty of curiosity, the ache of lost knowledge and the timeless thrill of discovery. Set two centuries apart, there’s the teenage prodigy Thomasina Coverly in 1809 who races ahead of her time - exploring mathematics, nature and the unpredictable forces that govern both the universe and the human heart. However, in the present day, author Hannah Jarvis investigates a mysterious chapter in the life of Lord Byron with precision, patience and rigor, determined to resist the pull of romanticised myth.

As past and present intwine, their questions begin to echo across time: can we ever truly understand the patterns of life or are we forever poised on the edge of disorder?

The creative team for the production 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, Composer Stuart Earl and Casting by Serena Hill CDG.

Arcadia plays at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 20 June to 12 September 2026. Arcadia Tickets are available at SeatPlan*