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Formidable wordsmith, father of science fiction, celebrated duellist and, above all, hopeless romantic, Cyrano de Bergerac embodies panache. As regimental captain, his men adore him and his sparking sword play is matched only by his charismatic wit. In matters of the heart, however, there is just one - not small - problem. It's the elephant in the room. It's as plain as...

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So while Cyrano is brave enough to fight a hundred men, he is too frightened to declare his feelings for Roxane. She is after all quite beautiful and quite exacting about words. She is also, although not just a pretty face herself, quite susceptible to falling for one. Sure enough, the handsome new recruit Christian catches her eye. Now if only he had the words to match his looks and give voice to his feelings. And so the stage is set for deception and doubt, hilarity and heartbreak.

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At the first performance of Cyrano de Bergerac in 1897 the audience were still applauding Edmond Rostand's masterpiece an hour after the curtain fell. It has remained enduringly popular ever since. This new adaptation sets the action in the Bakehouse Parisienne - home to beguiling soldiers, bravura spoken word performances and the best brioches in France.

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