{"id":910796,"date":"2026-04-22T09:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/910796\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T09:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T09:30:16","slug":"tom-stoppards-arcadia-to-transfer-to-the-duke-of-yorks-theatre-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/910796\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Stoppard\u2019s Arcadia to transfer to the Duke of York\u2019s Theatre in London"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Old Vic\u2019s acclaimed new production of Arcadia<\/a><\/strong> by Tom Stoppard is transferring into the West End.<\/p>\n

Arcadia will play at the Duke of York\u2019s Theatre<\/strong> in London for a strictly limited run from 20 June to 12 September 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Tickets for Arcadia go on sale here at 12 noon today. <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Directed by Carrie Cracknell<\/strong> (The Grapes of Wrath), Arcadia has proved a huge hit for The Old Vic, performed in the round at the venue as part of artistic director Matthew Warchus\u2019 last season. Read a round-up of reviews of Arcadia here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tom Stoppard\u2019s time-jumping drama<\/p>\n

Arcadia is written by multi-award-winner Tom Stoppard<\/strong> (Leopoldstadt, Indian Ink<\/a>, The Invention of Love, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Shakespeare in Love), who died in December aged 88<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Billed as a dazzling collision of science and romance, Arcadia shifts back and forth in time between the early 1800s and the present, all set at an elegant country estate owned by the Coverly family.<\/p>\n

In 1809, teenage prodigy Thomasina Coverly races ahead of her time, exploring mathematics, nature and the unpredictable forces that govern both the universe and the human heart.<\/p>\n

In the present day, author Hannah Jarvis investigates a mysterious chapter in the life of Lord Byron with precision, patience and rigour, determined to resist the pull of romanticised myth.<\/p>\n

As past and present entwine, 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?<\/p>\n

The Old Vic production<\/p>\n

Casting for the Duke of York\u2019s run is to be announced.<\/p>\n

The cast at The Old Vic included Isis Hainsworth<\/a><\/strong> (Romeo & Juliet, Almeida; The House of Bernarda Alba, National Theatre) as Thomasina Coverly, with Gabriel Akuwudike<\/strong> (Macbeth, The Chelsea Detective) as Richard Noakes, Seamus Dillane<\/strong> (Richard II, Bridge; Anna Karenina, Chichester) as Septimus Hodge, Leila Farzad<\/strong> (I Hate Suzie; Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) as Hannah Jarvis, and Prasanna Puwanarajah<\/strong> (Payback; Patrick Melrose) as Bernard Nightingale.<\/p>\n

Photos by Manuel Harlan<\/p>\n

Joining Carrie Cracknell in the creative team are set designer Alex Eales, costume designer Suzanne Cave, lighting designer Guy Hoare, sound designer Donato Wharton, movement director Ira Mandela Siobhan and composer Stuart Earl.<\/p>\n

More about tickets to Arcadia at the Duke of York\u2019s Theatre in London<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Plan your visit<\/p>\n