Back to News & Press Sunny Afternoon booking period extends by six months Thursday, 9 July 2015 Tickets for new booking period are now on sale. Click here to book. With a book by Joe Penhall, music and lyrics and original story by Ray Davies, and directed by Edward Hall, Sunny Afternoon has established itself as a firm favourite with audiences and critics alike since it opened at the Harold Pinter Theatre in October 2014. Sunny Afternoon was the best performing show at this year’s Olivier Awards, winning four awards. The production won Best New Musical, John Dagleish won Best Actor in a Musical, George Maguire won Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, and Ray Davies of The Kinks won for Outstanding Achievement in Music. Olivier Award winners John Dagleish and George Maguire, playing Ray Davies and Dave Davies of The Kinks respectively, will remain in the show until 3 October 2015. Further casting to be announced. Forty-nine years ago, The Kinks were sitting at Number One in the UK charts with their single ‘Sunny Afternoon’. The band’s popularity has not faded since the 1960s, with crowds of all ages filling the Harold Pinter Theatre night after night. Featuring some of The Kinks’ best-loved songs, including You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset and Lola, Sunny Afternoon marks the 50th anniversary of the band’s rise to fame. Following a sold-out run at Hampstead Theatre, this world premiere production, with music and lyrics by Ray Davies, new book by Joe Penhall, original story by Ray Davies, direction by Edward Hall, design by Miriam Buether and choreography by Adam Cooper, opened at the Harold Pinter theatre on 28 October 2014. Lighting is by Rick Fisher, sound by Matt McKenzie and the Musical Supervisor and Musical Director is Elliott Ware. The official cast recording album, produced by Ray Davies at his Konk studios, is released on BMG Chrysalis and is available to buy here . Up Up

Back to Productions WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? This production began performances on 25th January and closed on 30th April 2005. Kim Cattrall plays intelligent and sexy sculptor Claire Harrison, who is forced to contemplate her future following a serious road accident. Left with only the use of her sharp mind, wit and indomitable spirit, she can make us laugh - and often does - she could make us cry, but she doesn't want to. What she does want is to be heard and to reclaim the decisions about her own life and death. Whose Life Is It Anyway? places the individual at the centre of one of the most complex medical and moral issues of our times - do we have the right to choose how we want to live and when we want to die? Originally seen in London in 1978 with Tom Conti, the production subsequently transferred to Broadway and was then re-written for Mary Tyler Moore. Brian Clark 's newly updated version of his award-winning play now invites contemporary audiences to consider some of the most challenging and controversial questions they may ever be asked. Kim Cattrall , best known for her portrayal of Samantha Jones in the international award-winning Sex and the City , leads a cast including Janet Suzman and Ann Mitchell . Sir Peter Hall , one of the world's most distinguished directors, will direct the production. CAST KIM CATTRALL – Claire Harrison JANET SUZMAN – Mrs Justice Millhouse ANN MITCHELL – Sister Anderson WILLIAM CHUBB – Dr Emerson AMITA DHIRI – Helen Hill ALEXANDER SIDDIG – Dr Scott JOTHAM ANNAN – John RACHEL BAVIDGE – Margret Boyle EMMA LOWNDES – Kay Sadler CREATIVES BRIAN CLARK – Playwright PETER HALL – Director LUCY HALL – Designer PAUL PYANT – Lighting GREGORY CLARKE – Sound Design JOE HARMSTON – Associate Director PATSY RODENBURG – Voice Coach

Back to Productions THE RIVER This production began performances on 31st October 2014 and 8th February 2015. A remote fishing cabin, a man and a woman, and a moonless night. The River asks: when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost? Tony Award® winner Hugh Jackman returns to Broadway in The River , a spellbinding new play written by Jez Butterworth and directed by Ian Rickson , the team behind the hit play Jerusalem. Poetic and bewitching, The River promises to be the first must-see event of the season. Sonia Friedman Productions , Stuart Thompson , Scott Rudin , Roger Berlind , Colin Callender , Scott Landis , and Tulchin Barnter Productions present “THE RIVER ” by Jez Butterworth . CAST HUGH JACKMAN LAURA DONNELLY CUSH JUMBO CREATIVES JEZ BUTTERWORTH – Playwright IAN RICKSON – Director ULTZ – Designer CHARLES BALFOUR – Lighting IAN DICKINSON – Sound STEPHEN WARBECK – Composer

Back to News & Press 2019 Olivier Award-winning Best Play The Inheritance coming to Broadway this Fall Wednesday, 5 June 2019 Directed by multi Olivier and Tony Award-winner Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot , Netflix’s ‘The Crown’) and designed by Olivier and Tony Award winner Bob Crowley , The Inheritance will begin previews at Broadway’s Ethel Barrymore Theater (243 West 47th street) on Friday, September 27, 2019 and will officially open on Sunday, November 17, 2019. It begins with a gathering of young, gay New Yorkers. Each has a story aching to come out… Profoundly touching and wickedly hilarious, Matthew Lopez’s highly-anticipated two-part play, The Inheritance , asks how much we owe to those who lived and loved before us, and questions the role we must play for future generations. Brilliantly re-envisioning E. M. Forster’s masterpiece Howard’s End to 21st-century New York, it follows the interlinking lives of three generations of gay men searching for a community of their own – and a place to call home. The Inheritance is a life-affirming journey of tears and laughter, through conflicts and connections, heartbreak and hope. A new play, generations in the making. The creative team for The Inheritance includes scenic and costume designer Bob Crowley , lighting designer Jon Clark , sound designer Paul Arditti , and music by Paul Englishby . General Management is by RCI Theatricals . Casting by Jordan Thaler, CSA & Heidi Griffiths, CSA , Julia Horan CDG . Casting will be announced in the coming weeks. The Inheritance had its world premiere at London’s Young Vic Theatre from March 2 through May 19, 2018. The acclaimed production transferred to the West End, where it played a limited engagement September 21, 2018 through January 19, 2019. For more information, please visit TheInheritancePlay.com . Up Up

Back to News & Press Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths in Neil Simon's Award-Winning Comedy The Sunshine Boys for strictly limited twelve week run Monday, 30 January 2012 Previewing from 27 April with press night on 17 May, The Sunshine Boys is booking at the Savoy Theatre for a strictly limited run until 28 July 2012. The Sunshine Boys has designs by Hildegard Bechtler with lighting by Neil Austin and sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph. Further casting will be announced shortly. Kings of comedy, Willie Clark (Danny DeVito) and Al Lewis (Richard Griffiths) aka The Sunshine Boys haven’t spoken to each other in years. When CBS call for the vaudevillian greats to be re-united for a nostalgic History of Comedy, past grudges resurface as they take centre stage once more. Ageing ailments aside, can this legendary double-act overcome their differences for one last show? Old rivalry and vintage hilarity abound in Neil Simon’s classic comedy of showbiz and friendship. Danny DeVito (Willie Clark), who will make his West End stage debut in The Sunshine Boys, won both a Golden Globe and an Emmy award for his portrayal of Louie De Palma in the US hit comedy Taxi, a role he played for five years. His extensive film credits include Martini in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a role he also played on stage, Terms of Endearment, Romancing the Stone, The Jewel of the Nile, Junior, Twins and Ruthless People. He appeared as the Penguin opposite Michael Keaton’s Batman in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns. Later this year DeVito will voice the title character in Universal Pictures’ animated featureThe Lorax, based on the book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. As a film director DeVito’s credits include Matilda, The War of the Roses and Hoffa. This autumn DeVito returns as Frank Reynolds in the eighth season of the acclaimed American cult comedy, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Richard Griffiths (Al Lewis) won the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actor for his portrayal of Hector in The History Boys at the National Theatre and on Broadway, a role he also played on screen. Griffiths has previously been directed by Thea Sharrock in Equus at the Gielgud Theatre and on Broadway, and Heroes at the Wyndham’s Theatre. His other theatre credits include The Habit of Art for the National Theatre and Rules of the Game and Galileo for the Almeida Theatre. His Royal Shakespeare Company credits include The White Guard, Once in a Lifetime, Henry VIII and Volpone. His recent television credits include Episodes, Ballet Shoes and Bleak House all for the BBC but he is most well known on television for playing D.I. Henry Crabbe in Pie in the Sky. On film Griffiths played the unforgettable role of Uncle Monty in the British black comedy, Withnail and I. His other film credits include the role of Vernon Dursley in the Harry Potter films, as well as Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hugo, Private Peaceful, Stage Beauty, Sleepy Hollow and The History Boys. The Sunshine Boys was first produced on Broadway in 1972 and was later adapted for film and television. Sam Levene and Jack Albertson played Lewis and Clark in the stage premiere directed by Alan Arkin. Neil Simon’s 1975 Academy award-winning film adaptation starred George Burns as Lewis and Walter Matthau as Clark and was directed by Herbert Ross. Woody Allen and Peter Falk played the vaudevillian pair in the television version, directed by John Erman. Playwright and screen writer Neil Simon’s career has spanned more than five decades during which he has written over 30 plays and 20 screenplays. His first Broadway play, Come Blow Your Horn, opened in 1961. Shortly after, his second, Little Me, earned him his first Tony Award nomination. In 1966 Simon had four shows running on Broadway at the same time - Sweet Charity, The Star-Spangled Girl, The Odd Couple and Barefoot in the Park. He has won three Tony Awards - Best Author for The Odd Couple, Best Play for Biloxi Blues and Best Play for Lost in Yonkers - and been nominated for seventeen. Simon has also won an Evening Standard Award for Barefoot in the Park, the Golden Globe for Best Motion Screenplay for The Goodbye Girl and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Lost In Yonkers. He has also written the books for several musicals including Sweet Charity. Thea Sharrock’s production of 13 has recently completed a run at the National Theatre where she previously directed After The Dance for which she won the 2011 Olivier Award for Best Revival, Happy Now? and The Emperor Jones. The Sunshine Boys reunites Sharrock with Richard Griffiths who she directed in Equus both in the West End and on Broadway and in Heroes at the Wyndham’s Theatre. Her other theatre credits include Cause Célèbre for the Old Vic and The Misanthrope at the Comedy Theatre. Sharrock was previously Artistic Director at the Southwark Playhouse (2001-2003) and the Gate Theatre (2004-2006). The Sunshine Boys is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions and Richard Willis. Up Up

Back to News & Press A further 250,000 seats to be released for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Wednesday, 27 July 2016 Tickets are priced from £15 per part and for every performance there will be 300 tickets at £20 or less per part. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage, began previews in June 2016 in London’s West End at the Palace Theatre. Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling , Jack Thorne and John Tiffany , Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne , directed by John Tiffany with movement by Steven Hoggett , set by Christine Jones , costumes by Katrina Lindsay , music & arrangements by Imogen Heap , lighting by Neil Austin , sound by Gareth Fry , illusions & magic by Jamie Harrison , music supervision & arrangements by Martin Lowe and casting by Julia Horan . A second set of access performances are also announced today. On Wednesday 11 October 2017 both the matinee (Part One) and evening performance (Part Two) will be audio described and on Saturday 14 October 2017 the matinee (Part One) and evening performance (Part Two) will be captioned. Tickets for these performances will go on sale in March 2017. For patrons with physical access needs call 0330 333 4410 (please note, there are no general ticket sales on this number) or email CursedChildAccess@nimaxtheatres.com Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one play presented in two parts. Both parts are intended to be seen in order on the same day (matinee and evening) or on two consecutive evenings. On Thursdays there will be an evening performance of Part One and on Fridays an evening performance of Part Two. On those days tickets to each part can be bought together or separately. Tickets for Wednesday matinee and Wednesday evening performances can also be bought together or separately. The regular performance schedule is as follows - Monday – no performance, Tuesday – no performance, Wednesday - 2pm Part One & 7.30pm Part Two, Thursday – 7.30pm Part One, Friday – 7.30pm Part Two, Saturday – 2pm Part One & 7.30pm Part Two, Sunday – 1pm Part One & 6.30pm Part Two. Every Friday, The Friday Forty takes place at 1pm when 40 tickets are released for every performance the following week for some of the very best seats in the theatre. Subsequent ticket releases take place each Friday for performances the following week. Priced at £40 (£20 per part) tickets will secure a seat for both Part One and Part Two on consecutive performances. Customers will be selected at random for the opportunity to buy tickets online and will be able to purchase a maximum of two tickets for both Part One and Part Two in one transaction. To ensure that as many people as possible have the chance to access these tickets, they will only be available to buy online. www.harrypottertheplay.com/ticket-information Returned and other late-release tickets may also become available at short notice. These are not guaranteed, but any tickets that do become available will be sold on a first-come-first-served basis, online or in person at the Palace Theatre box office at full price. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions , Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions . Up Up

Back to News & Press Last chance to see the West End transfer of Robert Icke's critically acclaimed production of Hamlet Monday, 14 August 2017 BBC Two will broadcast this critically acclaimed stage production of William Shakespeare’s classic play, starring BAFTA and Olivier award-winning actor Andrew Scott in the title role. BBC viewers will have a front row seat at this celebrated production of Hamlet , which will broadcast on BBC Two in 2018. The programme was commissioned by Patrick Holland (Controller, BBC Two) and Emma Cahusac (Commissioning Editor, Arts) and is produced by John Wyver at Illuminations Television. Shot live in front of a West End audience, BBC viewers will be given close-up access to this generation’s most acclaimed Hamlet. Following a sell out run at the Almeida Theatre, Hamlet has enjoyed a limited season in the West End, with over 55,000 people booked in so far across the entire run, equating to 96% of all tickets. 62% of Hamlet ’s audience have been first time attendees. Over 28,000 seats were available at £30 or under, specifically for under 30s – with over 300 available for each of the 96 performances. 15,000 tickets were sold at £25 or less. Robert Icke , Director (and Almeida Theatre Associate Director) says: “It has been a real joy to work with such a gifted and dedicated company of actors on bringing this most famous play to audiences in 2017. The production has been on a wonderful journey from the Almeida to the West End, and I am very much looking forward to this next step on BBC Two. To be able to offer our version of Hamlet to as wide and diverse an audience as possible has always been of paramount importance to us, and now we are thrilled to be able to bring it to people across the country. ” In celebration of the show’s final weeks at the Harold Pinter Theatre, the critically acclaimed Almeida Theatre production of Hamlet has offered a number of exclusive events and behind-the-scenes insights into the production including a cast Q&A and an In conversation with Robert and Andrew. The final event announced will run on 22 August. LIVE STREAM IN CONVERSATION WITH ROBERT ICKE, ANDREW SCOTT AND STEPHEN GROSZ – HAMLET, MADNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH Tuesday 22 August – 2pm Two of Hamlet ’s key themes are madness and grief; and mourning, bereavement and emotion are central to the story. Director Robert Icke used psychoanalyst Stephen Grosz ’s book THE EXAMINED LIFE as a reference point in rehearsals and one of the most feted aspects of the production has been that, in Andrew’s performance, these emotions feel unusually personal and raw. Robert, Andrew and Stephen discuss the character, the play and its themes of madness and mourning, sanity and survival, live from the Facebook Studio. Watch the live stream from 2pm on Tuesday 22 Aug via Time Out London. Available to watch again in full after the event. Up Up

Back to News & Press Audible Theatre and Together Announce Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and More to Star in Upcoming Plays Thursday, 27 March 2025 Audible, Inc. , the leading creator and provider of premium audio storytelling, and TOGETHER , the new theatrical partnership led by Sonia Friedman and Hugh Jackman , are pleased to announce an exciting collaboration that will include two fully-produced plays, readings, panels, and workshops to be mounted over eight weeks this spring at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane, between MacDougal & 6th Avenue), Audible’s creative home for live performances in New York City. Driven by a shared commitment to accessibility, Audible Theater and TOGETHER have also introduced an innovative initiative in collaboration with TDF to welcome the widest possible audience. Sonia Friedman and Hugh Jackman said: “The Minetta Lane is a gem of a theater with a rich history, and over the past seven years, Audible has re-established it as a crucial center for top-tier productions, and a shining example of off-Broadway excellence. Adding to that their innovative model of producing work on stage and in audio, it was clear to us and director Ian Rickson that launching our first TOGETHER venture with Audible was a perfect match. What makes this collaboration even more meaningful is our shared belief in access and audience development: 25% of tickets to every performance will be free to community groups through our collaboration with TDF, and another 25% will be available day-of for just $35—an unprecedented effort to honor the audience of today while building the audience of tomorrow, by welcoming people who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend.” Jeremy Blocker , Audible Head of Live Creative Producing, said: “Audible Theater is proud to be a home for creators to imagine outside the bounds of traditional models, and we’re honored to collaborate with the team at TOGETHER who are doing just that. We’re both devoted to connecting talented artists with audiences in intimate spaces like the Minetta. With TDF, we’re excited to ensure that every audience at the theater reflects the brilliant diversity of our community. By later releasing these plays as Audible Originals, our service has the ability to share these powerful works with people across the globe.” Headlined by two plays directed by Ian Rickson and presented in repertory – the New York premiere of Hannah Moscovitch ’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes , with Ella Beatty and Hugh Jackman (April 28 – June 18), and Jen Silverman ’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s Creditors , with Liev Schreiber , Maggie Siff , and Justice Smith (May 10 – June 18) – the collaboration rounds out Audible Theater’s sixth off-Broadway season at the Minetta Lane Theatre, where the company has produced numerous live shows since 2018, and marks the debut stage productions for Friedman and Jackman’s recently announced company, TOGETHER. Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes and Creditors will also be recorded and released on Audible at a later date, extending their reach to millions of listeners around the world. As part of a unique collaboration, Audible and TOGETHER will work with TDF to offer complimentary tickets to 25% of the house at every performance to a range of community partners who often experience barriers to attending the performing arts. TDF will engage its broad network of more than 150 community organizations across the tristate area - ranging from those that serve seniors and veterans, to students, educators, local neighborhoods, and more - to ensure that the audience for every performance includes a vibrant cross-section of our community. In addition, 25% of tickets will be made available for purchase on the day of each performance through a digital lottery and in-person at the box office, priced at $35. All remaining tickets go on sale April 7 at noon ET. More information is available at audiblexminetta.com . Audible Theater and TOGETHER will also present a variety of accompanying events at the Minetta Lane, including script-in-hand readings, post-show panel discussions, and creative workshops to bring audience members and practicing artists together in the theatrical process. Announcements, casting, and ticketing information for these events will be announced at later date at audiblexminetta.com . ********** New York Premiere Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes Written by Hannah Moscovitch With Ella Beatty & Hugh Jackman Directed by Ian Rickson Jon is an acclaimed novelist, a charismatic university professor, and a middle-aged man staring down the end of his third marriage. Enter Annie - nineteen years old, a star student and a huge fan of Jon’s work. An undeniable attraction draws them into dangerous territory. With Ella Beatty and Hugh Jackman, the US premiere of award-winning playwright Hannah Moscovitch’s Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes takes us down the most slippery of slopes and will have you questioning your perspective throughout. April 28 – June 18, detailed performance calendar to be released soon. ********** Creditors Written by August Strindberg and adapted by Jen Silverman With Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith Directed by Ian Rickson Adi, a struggling painter, finds his creative spark reignited by Gustav, a magnetic stranger at an isolated sea-side hotel. Their connection is instant and intimate, but what seems like a chance encounter quickly twists into something far darker, as Gustav becomes intrigued by Adi's wife, the dazzling Tekla. Talk into the night devolves into an intricate web of deception, seduction and revelation, where the lives of all involved may be destroyed or transformed. Jen Silverman’s gripping adaptation of August Strindberg’s psychological thriller, Creditors , will include Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith. May 10 – June 18, detailed performance calendar to be released soon. The creative team for both productions is Brett J Banakis and Christine Jones (co-scenic design), Ásta Hostetter (costume design), Isabella Byrd (lighting design), and Mikaal Sulaiman (sound design). Ann James is Intimacy Coordinator and Jim Carnahan is Casting Director. Merrick Williams is the Production Stage Manager for Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes and Angela Griggs is the Production Stage Manager for Creditors . Theatrical supervision is by ShowTown Theatricals . Up Up

Back to News & Press Journalist Yasmin Alibhai Brown writes about Bend it Like Beckham and diversity in The Independent Saturday, 6 June 2015 The dynamic diversity of our history should give us courage During the election, right-wing politicians, hacks and proprietors divided Britons so they could get to rule over us I had been feeling sad and hopeless, but a letter from an 87-year-old and a musical rekindled my optimism this week. Mr Albert Drew, of Loughton, Essex, responded to my last column in which I tried to understand the rich: “[They] are not just satisfied with their money. Once greed kicks in, it is like a disease without a cure. I hope this helps,” he wrote. Albert helped more than he knows. He didn’t see me as a “coloured” stranger but a kinswoman, who, like him, cannot accept the proposition that some must make and keep billions so the rest can get to pick up crumbs from under their tables. On Tuesday, we went to see Bend it Like Beckham, the musical. The film was released in 2002 and became an international hit. It is an affecting story of two ordinary teenage girls, one white, one Asian, who want to be football stars. The writer and director Gurinder Chadha, was a local Southall girl, who too had big dreams. This version is joyful but more political, responding perhaps toUkip and those who bemoan diversity. In an early scene, men and women of all ethnicities, including Polish plumbers, dance lustily, defiantly. Though they face racism, migrants are robust and determined and the locals accommodate them and sometimes love them. Read the full article here . Up Up

Back to News & Press First look trailer released for critically acclaimed, Olivier Award-winning smash-hit STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW as the show extends into 2025 due to unprecedented demand Wednesday, 22 May 2024 Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions today release the first look trailer for the critically acclaimed world première production of Stranger Things: The First Shadow . With some of the groundbreaking theatrical special effects teased on film for the first time, the show announces an extension into 2025 at the Phoenix Theatre. CLICK HERE TO VIEW Written by Kate Trefry and with direction by Stephen Daldry and co-director Justin Martin , the production opened to rave reviews at the Phoenix Theatre on 14 December 2023. The show, currently breaking box office records at Phoenix Theatre where it is now booking until 16 February, has recently won several awards including the Olivier Awards for Best Entertainment and Best Set Design, the Critics’ Circle Awards for Best Set Design and Most Promising Newcomer, and the WhatsOnStage Award for Best New Play. The cast is Shane Attwooll (Chief Hopper ), Kemi Awoderu (Sue Anderson ), Chase Brown (Lonnie Byers ), Christopher Buckley (Bob Newby ), Ammar Duffus (Charles Sinclair ), Gilles Geary (Ted Wheeler), Florence Guy (Karen Childress), Max Harwood (Alan Munson), Michael Jibson (Victor Creel ), Oscar Lloyd (James Hopper Jr. ), Louis McCartney (Henry Creel ), Isabella Pappas (Joyce Maldonado ), Matthew Pidgeon (Principal Newby ), Calum Ross (Walter Henderson ), Maisie Norma Seaton (Claudia Yount ), Patrick Vaill (Dr Brenner ), Alex Young (Virginia Creel ), Ella Karuna Williams (Patty Newby ), and Anika Boyle , Lily Crawford , Faith Delaney and Imogen Turner (alternating the role of Alice Creel ); with Tricia Adele-Turner , Lauren Arney , Samuel Baxter , Reya-Nyomi Brown , Patricia Castro , Lydia Fraser , Isaac Gryn , Mark Hammersley , Benjamin Lafayette, Tom Peters , Kingdom Sibanda , Tiana Simone , Danny Sykes and Meesha Turner . ABOUT STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW Hawkins, 1959: a regular town with regular worries. Young Jim Hopper’s car won’t start, Bob Newby’s sister won’t take his radio show seriously and Joyce Maldonado just wants to graduate and get the hell out of town. When new student Henry Creel arrives, his family finds that a fresh start isn’t so easy… and the shadows of the past have a very long reach. Brought to life by a multi-award-winning creative team, who take theatrical storytelling and stagecraft to a whole new dimension, this gripping new adventure will take you right back to the beginning of the Stranger Things story – and may hold the key to the end. STRANGER THINGS: THE FIRST SHADOW is written by Kate Trefry , directed by Stephen Daldry, with co-director Justin Martin , set design by Miriam Buether , costume design by Brigitte Reiffenstuel , lighting design by Jon Clark , sound design by Paul Arditti , original music composition, orchestration, arrangements and supervision by D.J. Walde, illusions design & visual effects by Jamie Harrison & Chris Fisher , video design & visual effects by 59 Productions , choreography by Coral Messam , movement direction by Lynne Page , wigs, hair and make-up design by Campbell Young Associates , technical director is Gary Beestone for Gary Beestone Associates, props supervision by Mary Halliday , dialect by William Conacher , fight direction by Kev McCurdy , casting by Jessica Ronane Casting CDG with additional casting by Charlotte Sutton CDG , and international casting consultancy by Jim Carnahan . Up Up

Back to Productions MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG – DIGITAL Cinema screenings took place in the UK in October 2013, and in early 2014 in the United States. ★★★★★ It is, make no mistake, one of the great musical productions of this or any era. The Independent The production was filmed by Digital Theatre and distributed by Cinema Live in the UK, and SpectiCast and Fathom Events in the US. The film was released in more than 1000 cinemas around the world, including the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Russia, and the United States. Merrily We Roll Along was the first Digital Theatre film to be screened in the United States. The one-night-only screening took place on October 23, 2013. The screening was sold out in advance, and late-night screenings were added to help meet the demand for tickets. Starting in December 2013, Digital Theatre made the film available for digital download for almost a year. On October 22, 2014, Digital Theatre held a “final online global watchalong,” encouraging viewers to share the viewing experience by tweeting with the hashtag #MerrilyOnScreen. After the global online screening, the film was removed from the site. ★★★★★ Maria Friedman’s glorious revival, rightly transferred to the West End. The Daily Telegraph Set over three decades in the entertainment business Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between three friends Franklin, Mary and Charley. Starting in 1980 and travelling backwards in time, this powerful and moving story features some of Sondheim’s most beautiful songs including ‘Good Thing Going’, ‘Not a Day Goes By’ and ‘Old Friends’. ★★★★★ The most intelligent, gripping, brilliant musical in town, perfectly realised. Anyone with a heart should come out reeling. The Times CAST MARK UMBERS – Franklin Shepard DAMIAN HUMBLEY – Charley Kringas JENNA RUSSELL – Mary Flynn CLARE FOSTER – Beth Spencer JOSEFINA GABRIELLE – Gussie Carnegie GLYN KERSLAKE – Joe Josephson ZIZI STRALLEN – Meg MATTHEW BARROW – Ensemble MARTIN CALLAGHAN – Ensemble AMANDA MINIHAN – Ensemble AMY ELLEN RICHARDSON – Ensemble ROBBIE SCOTCHER – Ensemble CREATIVES GEORGE FURTH – Book STEPHEN SONDHEIM – Lyrics and Music MARIA FRIEDMAN – Director CATHERINE JAYES – Musical Director JONATHAN TUNICK – Orchestrations TIM JACKSON – Choreographer SOUTRA GILMOUR – Designer DAVID HERSEY – Lighting Designer GARETH OWEN – Sound Designer

Back to Productions PATRIOTS This production began performances on 26th May 2023. ★★★★ It had me on the edge of my seat. Mail on Sunday “If the politicians cannot save Russia, then we businessmen must. We have not just the responsibility but the duty to become Russian heroes” 1991. The Fall of the Soviet Union. With the dawning of a new Russia, there are winners and losers, and today’s patriot can fast become tomorrow’s traitor. As a new generation of oligarchs fights to seize control, Patriots follows billionaire businessman Boris Berezovsky from the president's inner circle to public enemy number one. ★★★★ A cracking, exciting piece of theatre. Evening Standard Following a record-breaking sell-out run at the Almeida Theatre, Peter Morgan ’s new play Patriots transferred to the Noël Coward Theatre for a limited twelve-week season. See the “dazzling” (Daily Mail ), “thrilling” (Evening Standard ), and “lusciously livewire” (The Telegraph ) new play from writer Peter Morgan (Netflix’s The Crown, Frost/Nixon ) and Almeida Artistic Director Rupert Goold (Ink, Albion ) – a brilliant and startlingly timely story of ambition, loyalty and betrayal in a brave new world. BAFTA-winning Tom Hollander (The Night Manager, Travesties ) is Berezovsky, the ‘kingmaker’ behind Vladimir Putin, with Will Keen (His Dark Materials ) playing Putin, and Luke Thallon (Albion ) as Abramovich. Joining them from the original cast are Matt Concannon , Ronald Guttman , Sean Kingsley , Paul Kynman and Jessica Temple . ★★★★ Gripping, delivered with cracking brio, Rupert Goold’s fast-paced production. Financial Times CAST TOM HOLLANDER – Boris Berezovsky WILL KEEN – Vladimir Putin LUKE THALLON – Roman Abramovich MATT CONCANNON – Assistant/Daniel Kahneman/Captain RONALD GUTTMAN – Professor Perelman SEAN KINGSLEY – Voloshin/Nurse PAUL KYNMAN – Korzhakov/Yeltsin/FSB Boss JESSICA TEMPLE – Anna Berezovsky/Newscaster/Secretary JOSEF DAVIES – Alexander Litvinenko ASHLEY GERLACH – Lawyer/Home Office HOWARD GOSSINGTON – Teacher/Newscaster STEFANIE MARTINI – Marina Litvinenko/Nina Beresovsky EVELYN MILLER – Tatiana/Katya PETER EASTLAND – Understudy LYDIA FRASER – Understudy MATT MCCLURE – Underrstudy CREATIVES PETER MORGAN – Playwright RUPERT GOOLD – Director MIRIAM BUETHER – Set Design and Co-Costume Designer DEBORAH ANDREWS – Co-Costume Designer JACK KNOWLES – Lighting Designer POLLY BENNETT – Movement Director ADAM CORK – Sound Design & Composer ROBERT STERNE – Casting Director