Peter Morgan's Patriots transfers to Noel Coward Theatre for limited season

Following a record-breaking sell-out run at the Almeida Theatre, Peter Morgan's new play Patriots will transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre for a limited season from 26 May 2023.

Peter Morgan's new play Patriots will transfer to the Noel Coward Theatre from 26 May to 19 August 2023 starring Tom Hollander with Will Keen and a cast including Luke Thallon reprising their acclaimed roles from the sell-out Almeida season.

Patriots is international award-winning writer Peter Morgan’s (Frost/Nixon) first new play since The Audience. He is best known for writing the multi-award-winning Netflix hit, The Crown.

Patriots is the Almeida’s fastest-selling new play and transfers to the Noël Coward Theatre for a limited twelve-week run from 26 May to 19 August 2023. Directed by the Almeida’s Artistic Director, Rupert Goold (Ink, Enron), Patriots is a brilliant and startlingly timely story of ambition, loyalty and betrayal in a brave new world.

BAFTA-winning actor Tom Hollander (The Night Manager; Travesties) reprises his starring role as Boris Berezovsky, the ‘kingmaker’ behind Vladimir Putin, with Will Keen (His Dark Materials) also returning to play Putin and Luke Thallon (Albion) as Abramovich. Further casting will be announced in due course.

“If the politicians cannot save Russia, then we businessmen must. We have not just the responsibility but the duty to become Russian heroes”

1991. The Fall of the Soviet Union.

With the dawning of a new Russia, there are winners and losers, and today’s patriot can fast become tomorrow’s traitor.

As a new generation of oligarchs fights to seize control, Patriots follows billionaire businessman Boris Berezovsky from the president's inner circle

to public enemy number one.

The full creative team for Patriots is Director: Rupert Goold, Set Designer: Miriam Buether, Co-Costume Designers: Deborah Andrews and Miriam Buether, Lighting Designer: Jack Knowles, Movement Director Polly Bennett, Sound Designer and Composer: Adam Cork, and Casting Director: Robert Sterne.

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST FOR TICKETING UPDATES What is the running time for Patriots the play? Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including an interval Is there an age recommendation for Patriots the play?

This production includes reference to suicide, antisemitic language, the smoking of real cigarettes and strobe lights. Recommended for ages 14+.