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Hollywood star Chris Pine is set to make his West End stage debut next summer in a new production of Ivanov.

Chris Pine will star in a brand new version of Chekhov’s classic drama, adapted and directed by Simon Stone.

Ivanov will play at the Bridge Theatre in London, from 4 July to 19 September 2026.

Simon Stone’s current production of Ibsen’s The Lady from the Sea at the Bridge Theatre is playing until 8 November, starring Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln.

Chris Pine is a major Hollywood star best known for roles in the Star Trek franchise, and in Wonder Woman, Don’t Worry Darling and Poolman.

Chris Pine’s previous stage work includes The Atheist in New York in 2006, and The Lieutenant of Inishmore in LA in 2010.

Pine will play the lead role of Ivanov in the production, with further casting to be announced.

Video: Chris Pine & Simon Stone talk Ivanov

The wider creative team includes set designer Lizzie Clachan, costume designer Mel Page, composer and sound designer Stefan Gregory, lighting designer Nick Schlieper and casting director Jessica Ronane. The production is in collaboration with Wouter van Ransbeek.

Following The Lady from the Sea at the Bridge Theatre is Jordan Fein’s major new production of Stephen Sondheim’s musical Into the Woods, from 2 December 2025 to 18 April 2026.

Ivanov is playing at the Bridge Theatre from 4 July to 19 September 2026.

Tickets for Ivanov go on public sale on sale Friday 24 October, at 12 noon – sign-up below for alerts.

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What They Said

Actor Chris Pine said: “I’m delighted to be collaborating with Simon on his new production of Chehkov’s Ivanov. I’m excited to bring this complex character and story to life and to take part in Simon’s singular creative process. It’s been over ten years since I was on stage and to be able to return to it in London at the beautiful Bridge Theatre is a thrill. I can’t wait to start.”

Director Simon Stone said in a statement: “Chekhov is the master of finding the humour in our suffering and the crisis lurking underneath our joy. A mercurial magician of character drama, he elevates the seemingly banal to the sublime and then pops the balloon just as it’s getting too poetic. As the mighty Jean Renoir said in his film The Rules of the Game, ‘everyone has their reasons’. During his career as a doctor Chekhov developed a deep empathy and curiosity for his fellow human, and his writing beats with the heart of a great humanist. The characters are gifts to complex, versatile actors: existence writ messily and lovingly, an ode to imperfection.

“I’m thrilled to be returning to The Bridge for my second outing after the wonderful experience of The Lady from the Sea. The space couldn’t be more perfect for Chekhov: the tension between the modern and the historic is embodied in the building and its location. This pioneer of cross-generational drama wanted his plays to be a jousting match between the past and the future, a space to examine who we have been, are and will become. He also knew that great entertainment had to have true existential reflection underpinning it and that philosophy and politics are meaningless without a dose of irony to keep us sane. The perfect mixture of comedy and tragedy.

“After admiring Chris from afar for a long time it was a delight to discover that not only is he a thespian from way back but he’s uniquely sensitive and brilliantly intelligent too. I’ve seen in his work how hilarious he can be but also how moving: you can’t do Chekhov without both. Ivanov is the most knotty of his male characters, a challenge and a gift. I just can’t wait to unleash Chris’ version on London audiences!”

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Main photo: Ivanov at the Bridge Theatre - Starring Chris Pine (Photo Tommaso Boddi)

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