Back to News & Press BroadwayHD Marks 10th Anniversary with Exclusive Streaming Premieres including THE SHARK IS BROKEN - October 16 Thursday, 16 October 2025 Continuing their year-long 10th Anniversary celebration, BroadwayHD has announced dates for two brand new exclusive world streaming premieres sure to excite theatre lovers. Direct from Broadway and the West End, where it earned an Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play , The Shark is Broken a “profound dive behind the scenes of the making of Jaws” (The Daily Telegraph,★★★★) brings the laughs beginning October 16. STREAM HERE. The Shark Is Broken is a comedic stage play written by British playwrights Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon. The play is inspired by behind-the-scenes drama that took place during the filming of the iconic 1975 film, which starred Shaw's father, Robert Shaw, as well as Roy Scheider and Richard Dreyfuss. The playwright portrays his own father in the production, which was filmed during its recent tour of the UK and Ireland at the Lighthouse in Poole on April 30 and May 1, 2025, starring Ian Shaw, Ashley Margolis, and Dan Fredenburgh. The play originally premiered at the Rialto Theatre in Brighton, England, before transferring to the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Its West End premiere at the Ambassadors Theatre in 2021 earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play . It subsequently made its North American premiere at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, in 2022, before opening at Broadway’s Golden Theatre in August 2023. ABOUT BROADWAYHD Currently celebrating 10 years as the industry leader, BroadwayHD was launched in 2015 by Tony-award winning producers and filmmakers Stewart F. Lane and Bonnie Comley. BroadwayHD specializes in bringing the best of live theater via streaming to audiences in the U.S. and across the globe. Backed by years of experience in the industry, the team at BroadwayHD has a true understanding of how to film live theater, seamlessly capturing the thrill of live performances and bringing them from stage to screen. The platform was the first to livestream a Broadway musical with She Loves Me , earning itself a Guinness World Record in 2016. From their first celebrated production of Romeo & Juliet , starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad, to their 2022 production of Mr. Saturday Night: A New Musical Comedy starring Billy Crystal, BroadwayHD has cemented itself as the go-to destination for filmed stage productions. BroadwayHD's library currently contains hundreds of full-length stage plays and musicals that theater fans can access 24/7 on their computers, phones, tablets, and other streaming devices. Up Up

Back to News & Press TOM STOPPARD 1937 - 2025 Saturday, 29 November 2025 “Today we say goodbye to the world’s greatest playwright. But I am also saying goodbye to my great friend and long term collaborator, and the kindest and wisest person I have ever known. I’m absolutely devastated, but also feeling profoundly lucky to have had him in my life. Tom transformed the landscape of theatre and literature, yet what stayed with you most was his quiet decency. He made you feel special, valued, entirely worth his time; an extraordinary gift from someone whose mind could illuminate the world. He was always there for me. Through chaos, doubt, triumph, fear, Tom was steady, funny, wise, and unfailingly present; simply there, exactly when I needed him. He loved his friends with a gentle constancy, and we all adored and cherished him. We all knew we were standing beside greatness, but he never carried himself like a man who knew it. He wore his brilliance lightly. The love he shared with Sabrina, and the warmth he drew from his family, gave him a grounding that deepened everything he did. A quiet foundation beneath that extraordinary mind. His kindness was active and alert, rooted in real curiosity about other people. In a noisy world, Tom listened. And in that listening was its own form of genius. I will miss my dear, great friend beyond measure. But his words and ideas will outlive us all. Goodbye, my dear friend. Thank you for the joy, the wisdom, the laughter, and the kindness you gave so freely. I love you.” Up Up

Back to News & Press Production images of Rosmersholm released today Sunday, 28 April 2019 Tom Burke (Strike, The Musketeers ) plays the soulful John Rosmer haunted by history and tradition. Hayley Atwell (Howards End, Captain America ) is Rebecca West, an enigmatic and unpredictable, free-spirited heroine. Giles Terera (Hamilton , West End) is Andreas Kroll, a powerful moral voice, who struggles to reconcile his friendship to Rosmer amidst the changing political tides. Henrik Ibsen ’s classic examination of a country in state of political flux has been adapted by Duncan Macmillan and is directed by Ian Rickson . The cast also includes Lucy Briers (Wolf Hall , West End/Broadway) as Mrs Helseth, Jake Fairbrother (Lady from the Sea , Donmar Warehouse) as Peter Mortensgaard and Peter Wight ( The Birthday Party , West End) as Ulrik Brendel. An election looming. A country on the brink. A rabid press baying for blood. At the centre of the storm is Rosmersholm, the grand house of an influential dynasty. This is where the future will be decided by John Rosmer – a man torn between the idealised hope of the future and the ghosts of his past. Rosmersholm began performances at the Duke of York’s Theatre on April 24th. The production opens on May 2nd. The run will end on July 20th. Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions With Brenda Leff, Colin Callender, John Gore, Bradford W. Edgerton Living Trust, 1001 Nights Productions, Burnt Umber Productions, Tulchin Bartner Productions. Up Up

Back to News & Press Casting announced for The River on Broadway Tuesday, 13 May 2014 Sonia Friedman Productions will present the Royal Court Theatre production of THE RIVER, a new play by Jez Butterworth, starring Hugh Jackman, Laura Donnelly and Cush Jumbo, and directed by Ian Rickson. THE RIVER will open on Sunday, November 16 on Broadway at the Circle in the Square Theatre (West 50th Street between Broadway and Eighth Avenue). Previews begin Friday, October 31. The production will play a strictly limited 13-week engagement through Sunday, January 25, 2015. On sale dates will be announced in coming weeks. THE RIVER was first developed by Sonia Friedman Productions and was subsequently produced by the Royal Court Theatre. It was presented from October 18-November 17, 2012 in the Royal Court’s Jerwood Theatre Upstairs, in a production directed by Mr. Rickson, also featuring Ms. Donnelly, who makes her Broadway debut alongside Ms. Jumbo. The producers are pleased to announce that a limited number of $35 day of seats will be available for every performance of THE RIVER. Further details will be announced shortly. The production marks the sixth collaboration between Mr. Butterworth and Mr. Rickson. Mr. Rickson has previously directed the world premiere productions of Mr. Butterworth’s Mojo, The Night Heron, The Winterling, Parlour Song and the multi-award-winning London and Broadway production of Jerusalem. A remote cabin on the cliffs, a man and a woman, and a moonless night. Jez Butterworth’s THE RIVER asks when we find each other, are we trying to recapture someone we once lost? The writer director team who brought you Jerusalem returns with a bewitching new story. Circle in the Square’s unique configuration and intimacy has made it a favorite of many stars who have graced its stage over the decades in both classics and new plays, including Colleen Dewhurst, Lillian Gish, George C. Scott, Julie Christie, Al Pacino, James Earl Jones, Vanessa Redgrave, Kevin Kline, Joanne Woodward, Rex Harrison, John Malkovich, Nathan Lane, Philip Seymour Hoffman and many others. The 2009 critically acclaimed and Tony Award®-winning revival of The Norman Conquests, produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, also played at the theatre. THE RIVER is designed by Ultz, with lighting by Charles Balfour, sound by Ian Dickinson for Autograph and music by Stephen Warbeck. Up Up

Back to News & Press SFP productions and co-productions nominated for 21 Tony Awards Tuesday, 30 April 2024 Congratulations to all Tony Award nominees in all categories. We are hugely proud of every person we have worked with onstage and off across all our Broadway productions and co-productions over the past year. We are thrilled that SFP productions and co-productions have been nominated for the following 21 awards: Merrily We Roll Along Best Revival of a Musical Best Direction of a Musical – Maria Friedman Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Jonathan Groff Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical – Daniel Radcliffe Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical – Lindsay Mendez Best Sound Design of a Musical – Kai Harada Best Orchestrations – Jonathan Tunick Patriots Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Michael Stuhlbarg Stereophonic Best Play Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre – Will Butler Best Direction of a Play – Daniel Aukin Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play – Will Brill, Eli Gelb & Tom Peckina Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play – Juliana Canfield, Sarah Pidgeon Best Scenic Design of a Play – David Zinn Best Costume Design of a Play – Enver Chakartash Best Lighting Design of a Play – Jiyoun Chang Best Sound Design of a Play – Ryan Rumery Best Orchestrations – Will Butler and Justin Craig For the full list of nominees, please click here . Up Up

Back to News & Press Full casting announced for the Olivier Award nominated West End Transfer of Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour Sunday, 2 April 2017 Olivier Award-nominated for Best New Comedy and Best Supporting Actress for the entire company, Vicky Featherstone ’s smash-hit production of Lee Hall ’s adaptation of Alan Warner ’s The Sopranos sees Caroline Deyga (Chell), Karen Fishwick (Kay), Kirsty MacLaren (Manda), Frances Mayli McCann (Kylah) and Dawn Sievewright (Fionnula) reprise their roles, with Isis Hainsworth joining the company as Orla. Joining the company on stage are Amy Shackcloth (Musical Director/Keyboard), Lilly Howard (Assistant Musical Director/Keyboard), Emily Linden (Guitar) and Becky Brass (Percussion). The production opens on 15 May, with previews from 9 May. With tickets from just £10 and all previews priced at £30 and under, over 30,000 tickets will be priced at £30 and under throughout the run. ★★★★ ‘Big hearted and enjoyably coarse, but with moments of real poignancy, this is a fearless portrait of adolescence, fuelled by songs and Sambuca.’ Evening Standard From the creator of Billy Elliot (Lee Hall ) comes the uplifting and moving story of six Catholic school girls from Oban, let loose in Edinburgh for the day. Funny, raucous and heart-breaking, Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is adapted from Alan Warner ’s brilliant novel about six young friends on the cusp of change. Featuring, amongst others, the songs of ELO, Our Ladies is a glorious anthem to friendship, youth and growing up disgracefully. Prepare thyself for 24 hours of holy chaos. Contains singing, hilarity, sambuca and strong language. ★★★★ ‘A high spirited, hilarious, exhilarating and poignant portrait of essentially good, naïve girls having a reckless stab at being bad, and being brave, eager to experience everything life can throw at them and discovering important stuff about themselves and their friendships in the process.’ Mail on Sunday Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First Award, a Herald Angel Award, a Little Devil Herald Award and a Stage Ensemble Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2015, the production also received a Tonic Award at the inaugural awards just last week. Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour is a co-production between the National Theatre of Scotland and Live Theatre, and presented in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions, Scott M. Delman, Gail Berman Theatricals and Tulchin Bartner Productions in association with William Court Cohen, Ashley M. DeSimone & Jeremiah J. Harris. Up Up

Back to News & Press Patrick Marber’s critically acclaimed production of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties Transfers To The West End Saturday, 29 October 2016 The production broke box office records at the Menier, becoming the first play in the company’s history to sell out ahead of its first preview. Patrick Marber directs Tom Hollander as he returns to the stage to play Henry Carr. Hollander is joined by the full company from the Menier - Freddie Fox (Tristan Tzara), Peter McDonald (James Joyce), Forbes Masson (Lenin), Clare Foster (Cecily), Amy Morgan (Gwendolen), Tim Wallers (Bennett) and Sarah Quist (Nadya). Priority booking for Menier Chocolate Factory supporters goes on sale at 9am on 31 October, with public booking opening on 2 November. ‘Patrick Marber’s near miraculous production of Travesties… A tremendous production that I shall not soon forget.” International New York Times Tom Stoppard ’s dazzling comedy of art, love and revolution features James Joyce, Tristan Tzara and Lenin as remembered -- and misremembered -- by Henry Carr, a minor British diplomat in Zurich 1917. When Gwendolen and Cecily wander in from The Importance of Being Earnest, Henry’s mind wanders too. He knows he was Algernon in a production in Zurich. But who was the other one? ‘Tom Hollander is sensational… Travesties is, in its anarchic and magical exuberance, a tonic from start to finish.’ Observer Travesties opened at the Aldwych Theatre in 1974, directed by Peter Wood . It won the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy, and a Tony Award and New York Critic’s Circle Award for Best Play for its Broadway run at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. ‘This production, directed by Patrick Marber, is a playful joy, full of life, song, limericks and even (shimmy shimmy) a hint of burlesque’ The Times Tom Stoppard is a playwright and screenwriter, and is one of the most internationally performed dramatists of his generation. He has written prolifically for stage, film, television and radio. His most recent play is The Hard Problem . Other plays include The Real Inspector Hound , After Magritte , Jumpers , Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (with André Previn), Dirty Linen , New-Found-Land , Dogg’s Hamlet , Cahoot’s Macbeth, Night and Day , The Real Thing , Hapgood, Arcadia , Indian Ink , The Invention of Love , The Coast of Utopia and Rock’n’Roll . His many translations and adaptations include Tango , Undiscovered Country , On the Razzle , Three Men in a Boat , Parade’s End and Ivanov . He co-wrote the screenplays for the films Brazil , Shakespeare in Love and The Russia House . He has received an Academy Award, Olivier Award and four Tony Awards. He was knighted in 1997. Tom Hollander returns to the stage to play Henry Carr. His theatre credits include A Flea in Her Ear (Old Vic), The Hotel in Amsterdam , The Threepenny Opera (Donmar Warehouse), The Judas Kiss (Playhouse Theatre and Broadway), The Government Inspector , Tartuffe (Almeida Theatre), Mojo (Royal Court Theatre), Don Juan (Sheffield Theatres), The School for Scandal (National Theatre) and As You Like It (Cheek by Jowl). His television credits include Doctor Thorne , The Night Manager , A Poet In New York , Rev. (co-created with James Wood), Ambassadors, Any Human Heart , The Thick Of It , Desperate Romantics , Gracie! , Headcases, John Adams , Cambridge Spies , The Lost Prince , The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby and Absolutely Fabulous . For film, his credits include Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation , The Riot Club, Muppets Most Wanted , The Invisible Woman , About Time , Hanna , The Soloist , In The Loop , Valkyrie , Elizabeth: The Golden Age , Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End , A Good Year , Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest , Pride & Prejudice , Enigma and Maybe Baby . Freddie Fox plays Tristan Tzara. His theatre credits include Romeo and Juliet (Garrick Theatre), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Southwark Playhouse), Romeo and Juliet (Sheffield Crucible), The Judas Kiss (Duke of York’s Theatre), Hay Fever (Noel Coward Theatre), Cause Célèbre , A Flea in Her Ear (Old Vic) and The Last 5 Years (Barbican). His television work includes Russell T Davies’ Cucumber and Banana ; The Mystery of Edwin Drood , The Shadow Line , Any Human Heart , Worried About the Boy and Parade’s End ; and for film, Pride , The Riot Club , The Three Musketeers , St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold , Frankenstein and the forthcoming Knights of the Round Table: King Arthur and Fanny Lye Deliver’d . Peter McDonald plays James Joyce. His theatre includes The Weir (Donmar Warehouse/ Wyndham’s Theatre), The Veil , Greenland , Exiles , The Aristocrats (National Theatre), Red Bud (Royal Court Theatre), The Caretaker (Liverpool Everyman/Trafalgar Studios), Dancing At Lughnasa (The Old Vic), Nocturne (Almeida Theatre /Traverse Theatre), Glengarry Glen Ross (Apollo Theatre), Days Of Wine And Roses , A Lie of the Mind (Donmar Warehouse) and The Lieutenant Of Inishmore (Garrick Theatre). His television work includes The Last Kingdom , Thirteen , Virtuoso , Murder , No Offence , May Day , Moone Boy , Titanic , City Of Vice , The Family Man , Green Wing , Sea Of Souls , The Plot To Kill Hitler and Paths To Freedom ; and for film, Steven , Fanny Lye Deliver’d , The Stag , Wreckers , The Damned United , The Henchman’s Tale , Nora, Saltwater , The Opportunists , Some Voices , Felicia’s Journey , An Inch Over The Horizon , I Went Down and November Afternoon . Forbes Masson plays Lenin. His theatre work includes A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Theatre Royal Bath), Doctor Faustus (Duke Of York’s Theatre ), Mr Foote’s Other Leg (Theatre Royal Haymarket/Hampstead Theatre), The Ruling Class , Richard III and Macbeth (Trafalgar Studios), The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe (Kensington Gardens), The Life Of Stuff (Donmar Warehouse), as well as extensive work for the RSC. For television, his credits include Catastrophe , Shetland , Dead Boss , No Holds Barred , Fun At The Funeral Parlour , Monarch Of The Glen , A Young Persons Guide To Becoming A Rock Star , Is It Bill Bailey , The Creatives , Rab C. Nesbitt , Hamish Macbeth , The High Life (writer and creator with Alan Cumming), Paris and Red Dwarf . Clare Foster plays Cecily. Her theatre credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory and Harold Pinter Theatre),Guys and Dolls (Chichester Festival Theatre), Separation and Duet For One (2015 Winner of Manchester Theatre Award for Best Actress, Bolton Octagon), Finding Neverland (Leicester Curve), Crazy For You (Novello Theatre, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre), We Will Rock You (Dominion theatre), The Far Pavilions (Shaftesbury Theatre), The Master and Margarita , Out Of This World (Chichester Festival Theatre), and Sweet Charity (Sheffield Crucible). For television, her work includes Sherlock , Galavant , Taboo , The Crown and Ripper Street ; and for film, Black Forest and Les Miserables . Amy Morgan plays Gwendolen. Her theatre work includes Red Velvet (Garrick Theatre), The Beaux Stratagem (National Theatre), The Broken Heart (Shakespeare’s Globe), An Ideal Husband (Chichester Festival Theatre), Once A Catholic (Tricycle Theatre), Trelawny Of The Wells , Inadmissable Evidence (Donmar Warehouse), The Country Wife (Royal Exchange) and Hay Fever (Noël Coward Theatre). For television, her work includes Mr Selfridge , Modern Medicine , Love Matters , Father Brown , Baker Boys , Crash and The Great War ; and for film, Pan and A Way Of Life . Tim Wallers plays Bennett. His theatre work includes Dead Sheep (Park Theatre), Yes Prime Minister (UK tour and West End) and The Lady in the Van (Theatre Royal Bath). For television, his work includes A Very British Deterrent , The Windsors , Doctor Thorne , Babylon , Count Arthur Strong and Sherlock ; and for film, The Have Nots , Grimsby , Generation Z , Remainder , RocknRolla and Mamma Mia . Sarah Quist plays Nadya. Her theatre work includes The Merry Wives of Windsor , Wind in the Willows (Grosvenor Park Open Air Theatre), A Mad World My Masters (RSC/ETT), The Amen Corner (National Theatre), The Bacchae (National Theatre of Scotland), and Hecuba , Alice in Wonderland and The Tempest (RSC). As a director, Patrick Marber ’s work includes Steve Coogan/John Thompson in Characters (Edinburgh/Purcell Room/Touring), and his own plays Dealer's Choice (National Theatre/Vaudeville Theatre), Closer (National Theatre/Lyric Theatre/Broadway), Howard Katz and Three Days In the Country (both National Theatre). Other productions include '1953 ' (Almeida Theatre), Blue Remembered Hills (National Theatre), The Old Neighborhood (Royal Court at Duke of York's Theatre), The Caretaker (Comedy Theatre) and I Remember (devised piece at Royal Court). For television, he directed After Miss Julie and The Curator (both for the BBC). As a writer, his other work includes The Musicians (NT Connections), After Miss Julie , Don Juan in Soho (Donmar Warehouse) and The Red Lion (National Theatre). For television, his work includes: co-writer The Day Today , Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge, Paul Calf Video Diaries , The Curator , Natural Born Quizzers (all BBC); for film, Closer (dir. Mike Nichols), Notes on a Scandal (dir. Richard Eyre) and Love You More (dir. Sam Taylor-Wood); and for radio, Hoop Lane (BBC Radio 3) Bunk Bed with Peter Curran (BBC Radio 4). Up Up

Back to News & Press Initial Casting Announced for The Hills Of California On Broadway Tuesday, 25 June 2024 Producers Sonia Friedman Productions , No Guarantees Productions, Neal Street, Brian Spector , and Sand & Snow Entertainment , with Stephanie P. McClelland , are pleased to announce initial casting for the Broadway premiere of Jez Butterworth ’s new play The Hills of California , directed by Sam Mendes . Featuring the play’s acclaimed leading London cast members on the Broadway stage, The Hills of California ’s company will include Olivier Award winner and Tony nominee Laura Donnelly as Joan/Veronica; Leanne Best as Gloria; Ophelia Lovibond as Ruby; Helena Wilson as Jill; Nancy Allsop as Young Gloria; Sophia Ally as Young Ruby; Lara McDonnell as Young Joan; and Nicola Turner as Young Jill, with further casting to be announced. “A fine female cast powers this smart new play.” – The Telegraph “The performance of a lifetime from Laura Donnelly .” – Vogue “Wonderful, funny and moving performances from Leanne Best as the raging, embittered Gloria, Helena Wilson as repressed Jill and Ophelia Lovibond as Ruby.” – Financial Times “Fine acting from Leanne Best , Ophelia Lovibond and Helena Wilson , and a gleaming central performance from Laura Donnelly .” – The Observer “Gorgeous close harmony vocals and impeccable acting from the older and younger incarnations.” – Sunday Express “A witty, closely observed study of family relations and of the cycle of birth and death, impeccably performed by both young and older cast members.” – Evening Standard Watch a new trailer for the play here: https://youtu.be/mybSuawrx7g The Hills of California will begin previews Wednesday, September 11 ahead of a Sunday, September 29, 2024 opening night at the Broadhurst Theatre (235 W. 44th Street) in a limited engagement. Tickets go on sale to the general public beginning tomorrow, June 26 at 10am EST on Telecharge.com or by calling 212-239-6200. Fans can also register for early access by visiting thehillsofcalifornia.com to sign up. The Hills of California marks Tony and Olivier Award winner Butterworth’s newest play since the multi-award winning The Ferryman , also directed by Oscar, Tony, and Olivier Award winner Mendes. Full Broadway casting for The Hills of California will be announced at a later date. The production recently concluded its limited engagement at the Harold Pinter Theatre on the West End, where it received 2024 Best New Play and Best Leading Actress in a Play (Laura Donnelly) Olivier Award nominations. “What is a song? A song is a dream... a place to be. Somewhere you can live. And in that place, there are no walls. No boundaries. No locks. No keys. You can go anywhere...” Following their triumphant production of The Ferryman , Tony®-winning Playwright Jez Butterworth and Oscar and Tony-winning Director Sam Mendes reunite for The Hills of California . In the sweltering heat of a 1970s summer, the Webb sisters return to their childhood home in Blackpool, an English seaside town, where their mother Veronica lies dying upstairs. Gloria and Ruby now have families of their own. Jill never left. And Joan? No one’s heard from her in twenty years… but Jill insists that their mother’s favorite won’t let them down this time. The run-down Sea View Guest House is haunted by bittersweet memories of amusement park rides and overdue bills. Back in the 1950s, each night the four young sisters rehearse their singing act, managed by their fiercely loving single mom. But when a record producer offers a shot at fame and a chance to escape, it will cost them all dearly. With stunning design and glorious music, The Hills of California is “a rich, funny, brilliantly layered drama.” (Financial Times ). The creative team for The Hills of California includes Rob Howell (scenic and costume design), Natasha Chivers (lighting design), Nick Powell (composer, sound design and arrangements), Ellen Kane (choreography), Candida Caldicot (musical supervision and arrangements), Amy Ball (UK casting director, Verity Naughton (UK young persons’ casting director), Jim Carnahan CSA, JV Mercanti (US casting director) andZoé Ford Burnett (associate director). Up Up

Back to News & Press 2018 WhatsOnStage Awards wins Monday, 26 February 2018 Sonia Friedman was awarded the Equity Services to Theatre Award and Sonia Friedman Productions also collected 7 awards for recent productions and co-productions. At the awards ceremony, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was voted Best West End Show and Best Show Poster, while The Ferryman was awarded Best New Play, Best Direction and Best Supporting Actor in a Play for Fra Fee ’s portrayal of Michael Carney in the original London cast. In addition to these, Hamlet was voted Best Play Revival, with Juliet Stevenson being awarded Best Supporting Actress in a Play. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , Best West End Show, 2018 Harry Potter and the Cursed Child , Best Show Poster, 2018 The Ferryman , Best New Play, 2018 The Ferryman , Sam Mendes, Best Direction, 2018 The Ferryman , Fra Fee, Best Supporting Actor in a Play, 2018 Hamlet , Best Play Revival, 2018 Hamlet , Juliet Stevenson, Best Supporting Actress in a Play, 2018 Up Up

Back to News & Press Casting announced for Jerusalem on Broadway Monday, 21 February 2011 Casting has been announced for the Broadway production of The Royal Court Theatre’s JERUSALEM, the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning play by Jez Butterworth and starring Tony and Olivier Award-winner Mark Rylance (La Bête, Boeing-Boeing). The production, directed by Ian Rickson, will open on April 21, 2011 at the Music Box Theatre (239 West 45th Street). Previews begin April 2. The production will play a limited 16-week engagement. Joining Rylance and the previously announced Mackenzie Crook as Ginger will be Tony Award-winner John Gallagher, Jr. (Spring Awakening, American Idiot) as Lee, Max Baker (Cyrano de Bergerac) as Wesley, Geraldine Hughes (Translations) as Dawn and Molly Ranson (August: Osage County) as Pea, alongside seven members of the original Royal Court and West End company: Alan David as The Professor, Aimeé-Ffion Edwards as Phaedra, Danny Kirrane as Davey, Charlotte Mills as Tanya, Sarah Moyle as Ms. Fawcett, Harvey Robinson as Mr. Parsons and Barry Sloane as Troy Whitworth. Aiden Eyrick and Mark Page alternate in the role of Marky. Up Up

Back to News & Press Bend It Like Beckham half-time rehearsal shots Monday, 13 April 2015 London previews for the new British musical Bend It Like Beckham begin on 15 May 2015 with opening night on 24 June 2015. In January a further 200,000 tickets were released for sale at the Phoenix Theatre, taking bookings to 24 October 2015. Natalie Dew plays football crazy Jess with Lauren Samuels as Jules, a player with the Harriers, a local women’s football team, and Jamie Campbell Bower as their coach Joe. Sophie-Louise Dann now plays the role of Paula, Jules’s Mum, with Jamal Andréas as Jess’ good friend Tony. Preeya Kalidas plays Pinky, Jess’ sister, with Tony Jayawardena and Natasha Jayetileke as her parents, Mr and Mrs Bhamra. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, with original music by Howard Goodall and lyrics by Charles Hart, Bend It Like Beckham has a new book by Paul Mayeda Berges and Gurinder Chadha; choreography and musical staging by Aletta Collins; set design by Miriam Buether; costume design by Katrina Lindsay; lighting design by Neil Austin; sound design by Richard Brooker; musical direction by Nigel Lilley and orchestrations by Howard Goodall and Kuljit Bhamra. Bend It Like Beckham is produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions, Deepak Nayar Productions, Bend It Films, Fischer & Vaswani Productions, Tanya Link Productions & Zeilinger Productions. Jess needs extra time. She is facing the most important decision of her life: live up to family expectations of university, career and marriage, or follow in the footsteps of her hero David Beckham. When the talented teenager is spotted playing football in Southall, a world of unexpected opportunities opens up before her. But as her sister’s traditional Indian wedding approaches, can she keep her family happy and still follow her dreams? Bend It Like Beckham is a joyous new British musical about where we are now. Featuring an original score with a Punjabi kick, it brings a unique cultural fusion of musical theatre to the stage for the first time. This reimagining of the much-loved hit film sees generations, cultures and communities brought together in this joyous and uplifting story about bending the rules and scoring that deciding goal. Ticket prices for the opening weeks of Bend It Like Beckham are £15 - £49.50 with 115 ‘Book It Like Beckham’ seats at £15 each in prime positions throughout the house. For group bookings there is a 5-a-side rate of £49.50 per ticket and an 11-a-side rate of £39.50. More ticket info here . On film, the British comedy drama Bend It Like Beckham starred Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Anupam Kher, Shaznay Lewis and Archie Panjabi, and was released in 2002, directed by Gurinder Chadha and written by Gurinder Chadha, Guljit Bindra and Paul Mayeda Berges. Following the international release of Bend It Like Beckham the film, produced by Deepak Nayar and Gurinder Chadha, went on to win multiple awards worldwide. See full set of rehearsal photos here . Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman: 'We will be back fully as soon as that vaccine's completely out there.' Tuesday, 8 December 2020 Read the full interview with Sonia Friedman with WhatsOnStage here . Up Up