Old Vic's Arcadia to transfer to the West End produced by Sonia Friedman

The Old Vic’s recent revival of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia, directed by Carrie Cracknell, has scored a West End transfer this summer. 

The show will be presented at the Duke of York’s Theatre by Sonia Friedman Productions, and is scheduled to run from 20th June to 12th September, with a press night on 1st July. 

Friedman described the transfer as feeling "less like a revival and more like a responsibility" to Stoppard, who died last November. 

"Tom was a great friend, and over more than twenty years as his producer I had the privilege of living closely with his work: watching it evolve, seeing how rigorously, deeply, and mischievously he thought, and how much he cared about every detail, whether it was a new work or a revival," Friedman said. 

"Arcadia, though, always stood apart. It holds so much of what made him extraordinary - its playfulness, precision, wit, romance, and that deep curiosity about how we make sense of the world.

"Coming back to it now, I’m struck all over again by how alive it feels. Its ideas about time, truth, and what we can and can’t know don’t belong to the past, they feel immediate, even urgent. But what moves me most is its humanity: the way it holds intellect and emotion in the same breath, never letting one overshadow the other. That’s Tom.

"This production, set in the intimacy of the Duke of York’s Theatre and led by Carrie Cracknell, captures that balance beautifully. It’s bold, clear-eyed, and full of feeling. For me, it’s not just a return to a great play, but a way of honouring a friendship and a body of work that meant the world to me, and to generations of audiences over the past decades."

At the Old Vic, Arcadia was nominated twice for this year’s Olivier awards, including best revival and best actress in a supporting role for Isis Hainsworth, who played precocious young maths prodigy Thomasina. 

Casting by Serena Hill CDG is still to be announced for the West End show, which boasts a creative team including 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.