The Jamie Lloyd Company’s West End revival of “Cyrano de Bergerac” is coming to the Harvey Theater of the Brooklyn Academy of Music for a limited run in May. Directed by the theater company’s namesake, Jamie Lloyd, the adaptation by Martin Crimp is a postmodern take on the Edmond Rostand love story, featuring beatboxing, silver-tongued characters in street clothes.

“It’s not the most difficult role I’ve played onstage but I would say it’s the trickiest,” said James McAvoy, who plays the title role and was nominated for a best actor Olivier Award for it on Tuesday. “While its themes and narrative are universal, Rostand sets it in a heightened world where language and oratory ability are as powerful as weapons.”

The classic version follows Cyrano, played by McAvoy, who is smitten with Roxane, played by Anita-Joy Uwajeh, but convinced he is too unattractive to win her affection. Instead, he helps the better-looking but inarticulate Christian, played by Eben Figueiredo, find the words to woo her. As the audiences will discover, the love triangle in this production has a modern twist to it.

(The production also received Olivier nominations for best revival, best director and for best supporting actress, for Michele Austin.)