Oscar Winner Nicole Kidman to Headline Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51 in London's West End

Nicole Kidman (AKA theatrical Viagra) is returning to the boards! The Oscar-winning actress will star in the U.K. premiere of Anna Ziegler’s Photograph 51, directed by Michael Grandage. The production will play a limited engagement at the West End’s Noel Coward Theatre September 5 through November 21. Opening night is set for September 14.

Does Rosalind Franklin (Kidman) know how precious her photograph is? In the race to unlock the secret of life it could be the one to hold the key. With rival scientists looking everywhere for the answer, who will be first to see it and more importantly, understand it? Anna Ziegler’s play looks at the woman who cracked DNA and asks what is sacrificed in the pursuit of science, love and a place in history.

Kidman was nominated for an Olivier for The Blue Room at London’s Donmar Warehouse, a role she reprised on Broadway. Her extensive film credits include her Oscar-winning performance in The Hours; she additionally received Academy Award nods for Moulin Rouge! and Rabbit Hole. Kidman has also been seen on screen in To Die For, The Others, Cold Mountain, Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus, Stoker, The Paperboy and Paddington. Upcoming films include Strangerland, Queen of the Desert, Lion, Secret in Their Eyes and the Grandage-helmed Genius.

The production will feature set and costumes by Christopher Oram, with composition and sound design by Adam Cork.