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  • Venue Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
  • Performance dates Booking to 26 April 2025
  • Running time 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
  • Age guidelines 12+

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Trevor Nunn directs award-winning actor Brian Cox (Succession) and Nicole Ansari-Cox (Deadwood) in the West End premiere of The Score.

Oliver Cotton’s explosive new play finds legendary composer John Sebastian Bach (Brian Cox) at the court of Frederick II in 1747 Prussia. How does Bach navigate his stay with Europe’s most ambitious and dangerous leader, when they have such opposing views?

Former National Theatre and RSC artistic director Trevor Nunn (Les Miserables ) directs.

The Score runs from 20 February 2025 until 26 April 2025 at Theatre Royal Haymarket London.

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.

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Who is in the cast of The Score?

Starring 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

Who are the creative team of The Score?

Written by Oliver Cotton, directed by Trevor Nunn. 

Robert Jones (Set and Costume Designer), Johanna Town (Lighting Designer), Sophie Cotton (Composer and Sound Designer), Cordelia Monsey (Associate Director) and Ginny Schiller CDG (Casting Director).

Venue Information

Theatre Royal Haymarket , 8 Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4HT

Nearest Tube or Train: Piccadilly Circus (Bakerloo, Piccadilly), Leicester Square (Northern, Piccadilly)

Nearest Buses: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 24, 29, 38, 40, 88, 91, 94, 139, 159, 176

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Critics' reviews of The Score

★★★★ "Irresistible and bittersweet" - The Stage (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

★★★★ "Brian Cox is magnificent as he returns to the stage" - The Telegraph (Theatre Royal Bath)

★★★★ "Brian Cox strikes a chord as JS Bach" - The Times (Theatre Royal Bath)

★★★★ "Trevor Nunn's grand production" - Daily Mail (Theatre Royal Bath)

"Cox is great throughout" - Financial Times (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

"Cox lends his scenes an air of gravitas and profundity" - TimeOut (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

"Brian Cox gives a mighty scowling performance as Bach" - Evening Standard (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

"Brian Cox is on song as a magnetic JS Bach"- The Times (Theatre Royal Haymarket)

"Brian Cox is magnetic" - The Guardian (Theatre Royal Bath)

Also see: The Score Reviews Round-up

Frequently Asked Questions

The Score is playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London
The running time of The Score is 2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
The age recommendations for The Score are: 12+
Yes, The Score has matinee performances on the following days: Thursday, Saturday
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