The National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre have announced additional casting for the highly anticipated return of Nye, Tim Price’s epic Welsh fantasia.
The production, which charts the life and struggles of Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan in his quest to establish the NHS, will see acclaimed actor Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, The Queen, Good Omens) reprising his role as the influential politician. The play is directed by National Theatre Artistic Director Rufus Norris, and is a co-production between the National Theatre and Wales Millennium Centre.
Returning alongside Sheen are Remy Beasley (Gwen Davies and Ensemble), Matthew Bulgo (Mr Orchard and Ensemble), Ross Foley (Clerk and Ensemble), Jon Furlong (Herbert Morrison and Ensemble), Daniel Hawksford (Alun Jones, Neil and Ensemble), Michael Keane (Ensemble), Nicholas Khan (Neville Chamberlain, Doctor Frankel and Ensemble), Rebecca Killick (Lucy Pritchard and Ensemble), Stephanie Jacob (Clement Attlee and Ensemble), Kezrena James (Arianwen, Nurse Ellie and Ensemble), Tony Jayawardena (Winston Churchill, Doctor Dain and Ensemble), Mark Matthews (Ensemble), Rhodri Meilir (David Bevan and Ensemble), Ashley Mejri (Owen Thomas and Ensemble), Lee Mengo (Jack Stockton and, for select performances, Nye Bevan), Mali O’Donnell (Swing), Sara Otung (Ensemble), and Sharon Small (Jennie Lee and Ensemble).
Joining the cast for 2025 are Jason Hughes (Archie Lush), Joshua McCord (Councillor Williams and Ensemble), Hannah McPake (Ensemble), and Gareth Tempest (Swing). Full casting details are yet to be confirmed.
The creative team includes set designer Vicki Mortimer, costume designer Kinnetia Isidore, lighting designer Paule Constable, and co-choreographers Steven Hoggett and Jess Williams. Music is composed by Will Stuart, with sound design by Donato Wharton and projection design by Jon Driscoll.
The revival is co-directed by Francesca Goodridge, with casting by Alastair Coomer CDG, Chloe Blake, and Martin Poile. Additional members of the creative team include dialect coach Patricia Logue, voice coaches Cathleen McCarron and Tamsin Newlands, consultant medical advisor Matt Morgan, and associate lighting designer Lucy Adams.
Nye takes audiences on a powerful journey through the life of one of Britain’s most influential politicians, from his early years in the Welsh coalfields to his battles in Parliament, particularly against Winston Churchill, in the fight to establish the NHS. As Nye confronts his own mortality, the production weaves a vivid and imaginative tapestry of his most defining moments.
The production will run at the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre from 3 July to 16 August 2025. It will then transfer to the Wales Millennium Centre’s Donald Gordon Theatre from 22 to 30 August 2025. Tickets are now on sale.
More about tickets to NYE at the National Theatre in London
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