SEE Hollywood superstar James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) take the lead in an inventive new adaptation of Cyrano de Bergerac, at the Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis and Bridport Electric Palace tonight, Thursday, February 20.

Cyrano de Bergerac is a late 19th-century play by Edmond Rostand, which dramatises the life of its titular character, a 17th-century French playwright and author. There have been multiple revivals of Cyrano in the West End and on Broadway as well as film and radio adaptations.

Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat, Cyrano almost has it all - if only he could win the heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of Cyrano - or can his mastery of language set Roxane’s world alight?

Edmond Rostand’s masterwork is adapted by Martin Crimp, with direction by Jamie Lloyd (Betrayal). This classic play will be brought to life with linguistic ingenuity to celebrate Cyrano’s powerful and resonant resistance against overwhelming odds.

*Cyrano de Bergerac (15), Marine Theatre in Lyme Regis and Bridport Electric Palace tonight, Thursday, February 20, 7pm both venues. Contact the box office for tickets.