Photo Flash: In Rehearsals for OSLO at National Theatre

The Lincoln Center Theater's critically acclaimed production of OSLO, begins performances at the National Theatre on 5 September (press nights 15, 16, 18 September) and later transfers to the Harold Pinter Theatre in London's West End (2 October - 30 December 2017). The cast including Toby Stephens in the role of social-scientist Terje Rød-Larsen, Lydia Leonard as his wife, diplomat Mona Juul and Peter Polycarpou as Ahmed Qurie, the former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority are in rehearsal for the production with images by Brinkhoff Mögenburg released this morning.

Check out photos from rehearsals below!

This gripping new play by J T Rogers, directed by Bartlett Sher, was awarded 'Best Play' at the 2017 Tony Awards ® and was winner of every 'Best Play' award on Broadway this season, including those given by New York Drama Critics' Circle, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle , Drama League, Obie and Lucille Lortel Awards.

In 1993, in front of the world's press, the leaders of Israel and Palestine shook hands on the lawn of the White House. Few watching would have guessed that the negotiations leading up to this iconic moment started secretly in a castle in the middle of a forest outside Oslo.

Oslo tells the true story of how one young Norwegian couple Mona Juul and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen planned and orchestrated top-secret, high-level meetings between the State of Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation, which culminated in the signing of the historic 1993 Oslo Accords. Featuring dozens of characters and set in locations across the globe, Oslo is both a political thriller and the personal story of a small band of women and men struggling together - and fighting each other - as they seek to change the world. (Mona Juul is currently the Norwegian Ambassador to the UK - the first woman to occupy the role).

The cast also includes Geraldine Alexander, Philip Arditti, Thomas Arnold, Nabil Elouahabi , Karoline Gable, Paul Herzberg, Jacob Krichefski, Jonah Y Lotan, Anthony Shuster, Daniel Stewart and Howard Ward.

Photo credit: Brinkhoff Mögenburg

Daniel Stewart and Anthony Shuster

Geraldine Alexander and Howard Ward

Jacob Krichefski and Toby Stephens

Lydia Leonard and Toby Stephens

Lydia Leonard and Toby Stephens

Lydia Leonard and Toby Stephens

Oscar Toeman (assistant director), Yair Jonah Lotan and Daniel Stewart

Paul Herzberg, Bartlett Sher, Peter Polycarpou and Nabil Elouahabi

Peter Polycarpou and Nabil Elouahabi

Peter Polycarpou, Karoline Gable, Nabil Elouahabi, and Bartlett Sher

Toby Stephens and Lydia Leonard

Toby Stephens and Lydia Leonard

Toby Stephens, Lydia Leonard and Jacob Krichefski

Yair Jonah Lotan and Daniel Stewart

Yair Jonah Lotan

Lydia Leonard

Paul Herzberg

Philip Arditti

Thomas Arnold

Jacob Krichefski

Bartlett Sher and Nabil Elouahabi