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The Score review

“Irresistible and bittersweet”
Jamie Wilkes and Brian Cox in The Score at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan
Jamie Wilkes and Brian Cox in The Score at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London. Photo: Manuel Harlan
Trevor Nunn directs a lively period piece starring Brian Cox as JS Bach at Theatre Royal Haymarket, London

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