Sonia Friedman on ‘What does the BBC mean to you?’
20 February 2022
100 cultural figures on 100 years of the BBC
100 cultural figures on 100 years of the BBC
The most powerful woman in theatre and the super producer behind Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is angry — the pandemic is ravaging her life’s work and she says the government is standing by…
Sectors also repeat calls for insurance support, changes to quarantine protocols and the immediate publication of post-July 19 event guidance.
Our commercial theatres need government-backed insurance – many livelihoods are under existential threat if Step Four is delayed
Read Sonia Friedman’s full Telegraph article.
On the day a year ago that theatres went dark, Front Row explores what impact that has had on the industry with guests including Sonia Friedman, Emma Rice, Michael Balogun, Julian Bird and Amy Ng. Listen here.
Sonia Friedman speaks to Dominic Cavendish of The Telegraph, marking one year since British theatre’s shutdown.
Read Dominic Cavendish’s full Telegraph article here.
Read Richard Morrison’s exclusive interview with Sonia Friedman in The Times here.
Today, BBC Arts announced new commissions of plays adapted for TV and radio as part of their Lights Up Season.
The company of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child live streamed from the first curtain call following the production’s re-opening at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. Watch here.
The magic returns after 49 weeks. Full article here.