Ian McDiarmid will return to the Royal Shakespeare Company for the first time since 1985 to play the title role in a new production of Brecht's A Life of Galileo, which will begin performances Jan. 31, 2013, prior to an official opening Feb. 12, at Stratford-upon-Avon's Swan Theatre.
SOURCE: Playbill at 08:05AM on September 14, 2012