Sonia Friedman has shaped the West End in the last decade like no other producer, moving effortlessly from blockbuster crowd-pleasers (The Book of Mormon, Mean Girls, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Stranger Things: The First Shadow), to championing plays – both classic and new. Her current production slate in London includes Juno and the Paycock at the Gielgud Theatre starring Mark Rylance and J Smith Cameron; and Robert Icke’s Oedipus at the Wyndham’s Theatre starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville. Add to that, a new stage adaptation of The Shining, and a huge slate of new shows in development or coming soon.
The Evening Standard says: “Friedman is the most influential theatre producer in the city. From Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to a critically acclaimed adaptation of Stranger Things, her company has put on more than 200 shows since 2002. These have won more than 300 major awards — including the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play on five occasions.”