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Back to News & Press Sheridan Smith to play Fanny Brice in Funny Girl Sunday, 2 August 2015 The Menier Chocolate Factory today announces that award-winning actress Sheridan Smith returns to the theatre to play Fanny Brice in a major new revival of Funny Girl. The multi award-winning Michael Mayer directs the production, which opens on 2 December, with previews from 20 November, and runs until 5 March 2016. This production is presented in association with Sonia Friedman Productions and Scott Landis . Funny Girl returns to the London stage for the first time since its 1966 première. With music by Jule Styne , lyrics by Bob Merrill and book by Isobel Lennart , the Broadway smash which skyrocketed Barbra Streisand to stardom, is revived with Sheridan Smith playing Fanny Brice, who rose from the Lower East Side of New York to become one of Broadway's biggest stars under producer Florenz Ziegfield. While she was cheered onstage as a great comedienne, offstage she faced a doomed relationship with the man she loved. With a score featuring now-classic songs such as "People", "You Are Woman, I Am Man" and "Don't Rain on My Parade", this brand new production promises to be a major theatrical event. Tickets go on sale to the Menier Chocolate Factory supporters at 9am on Monday 10 August, with public booking opening at 9am on Monday 17 August. Director: Michael Mayer ; Designer: Michael Pavelka ; Choreographer: Lynne Page Lighting Designer: Mark Henderson ; Sound Designer: Richard Brooker Musical Supervisor: Alan Williams Up Up

Back to News & Press King Charles III to be broadcast on Radio 3 Thursday, 2 July 2015 After a lifetime of waiting, Charles ascends the throne. A future of power. But how to rule? Mike Bartlett's 'future history' play won the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Play. The production, directed byRupert Goold, premiered at the Almeida Theatre before moving to the West End in a co-production with Sonia Friedman Productions and Stuart Thompson Productions. This "bracingly provocative and outrageously entertaining new play" (The Independent) explores the people underneath the crowns, the unwritten rules of our democracy, and the conscience of Britain's most famous family. KING CHARLES III was first produced by the Almeida Theatre and subsequently co-produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End of London by Sonia Friedman Productions and Stuart Thompson Productions in association with Lee Dean & Charles Diamond and Tulchin Bartner Productions. Mike Bartlett's radio play NOT TALKING won both the Imison and Tinniswood Awards in 2007. He has been Writer-In-Residence at the both the National Theatre and The Royal Court Theatre. His play LOVE, LOVE, LOVE won Best New Play in the 2011 Theatre Awards UK; COCK won an Olivier Award in 2010 for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre, as did BULL in 2015. As well as winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play, KING CHARLES III won the Critics' Circle Award for Best Play of 2014. KING CHARLES III will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 at 10pm Sunday 12 July 2015. For more information click here . Up Up

Back to Productions THE HUMAN VOICE This production opened on 17th March 2022 and ran for a strictly limited 31 performances, closing 9th April 2022. Ruth Wilson shines. Financial Times We’ve never been more connected. We’ve never been more alone. Two-time Olivier Award-winner Ruth Wilson stars in The Human Voice – the searing story of a woman's heartbreak over the course of a final phone call with her former lover. A slick production by Ivo van Hove. iNews Reunited with groundbreaking director Ivo van Hove for the first time since their acclaimed Hedda Gabler, Ruth Wilson returns to the West End for 31 performances in this explosive reimagining of one of theatre’s greatest roles. Jean Cocteau ’s stunning monologue is more illuminating about love and loneliness than ever. Supported by Arts Council England Produced with the kind permission of the Chairman of the Comite Jean Cocteau This splendidly truthful actress handles the script’s emotional hairpin turns with poise and nuance. Evening Standard CAST RUTH WILSON CREATIVES Adaptated by IVO VAN HOVE JEAN COCTEAU – Writer JAN VERSWEYVELD – Designer

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 Productions FUNNY GIRL This production began performances on 7th April and closed on 8th October 2016. If Sheridan Smith was a star before the lights went up on Funny Girl last night, she was twice the star by the time she took the thunderous curtain-call. Daily Telegraph This musical classic tells the fascinating bitter-sweet story of Fanny Brice ( Smith ), whose vocal talents and comedic ability see her rise from Brooklyn music hall singer to Broadway star and her tempestuous relationship with gambler Nicky Arnstein. Featuring some of the most iconic songs in film and theatre history, including “People” and “Don’t Rain On My Parade”. ★★★★ Smith is a constant joy to watch The Guardian Funny Girl , starring multi-award-winning stage and screen star Sheridan Smith , transferred to the Savoy Theatre following its sold-out run at the Menier Chocolate Factory. This bold new production, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Bob Merrill , a book by Isobel Lennart from an original story by Miss Lennart , with revisions by Harvey Fierstein , is directed by Michael Mayer (Hedwig and the Angry Itch & Spring Awakening on Broadway) and promises to be the must-see musical of 2016. ★★★★ Only a fool would rain on Sheridan Smith’s parade Time Out CAST SHERIDAN SMITH – Fanny Brice VALDA AVIKS – Mrs Meeker NATASHA J BARNES – Emma/Mrs Nadler/Cover Fanny Brice DARIUS CAMPBELL – Nick Arnstein MARILYN CUTTS – Mrs Brice MAURICE LANE – Mr Keeney BRUCE MONTAGUE – Florenz Ziegfeld JOEL MONTAGUE – Eddie Ryan GAY SOPER – Mrs Strakosh PHILIP BERTIOLO – Cornet Man/Tenor Soloist/Ensemble EMMA CAFFREY – Bubbles/Ensemble SANCHIA AMBER CLARKE – Swing LUCINDA COLLINS – Swing JOELLE DYSON – Ensemble REBECCA FENNELLY – Polly/Ensemble LUKE FETHERSTON – John/Cornet Man/Ensemble MATTHEW GOODGAME – Director/Renaldi/Paul/Ensemble LEAH HARRIS – Ensemble KELLY HOMEWOOD – Vera/Ensemble SAMMY KELLY – Mimsey/Ensemble SAM MURPHY – Swing TOM MURPHY – Swing CLARE RICHARD – Swing OLIVER TESTER – Swing CREATIVES JULE STYNE – Music BOB MERRILL – Lyrics ISOBEL LENNART – Book HARVEY FIERSTEIN – Revised Book MICHAEL MAYER – Director LYNNE PAGE – Choreography MICHAEL PAVELKA – Set Designer MATTHEW WRIGHT – Costume Designer MARK HENDERSON – Lighting Designer RICHARD BROOKER – Sound Designer ALAN WILLIAMS – Musical Supervisor/Musical Arrangements CHRIS WALKER – Orchestrations THEO JAMIESON – Musical Director CAMPBELL YOUNG ASSOCIATES – Wigs, Hair and Make-Up PIPPA AILION CDG/JIM ARNOLD CGD – Additional Casting NICK TRUMBLE – Dialect Coach RICHARD FITCH – Associate Director REBECCA HOWELL – Associate Choreographer ANDY BARNWELL – Orchestral Manager

Back to News & Press Full cast announced for major revival of Mrs. Warren's Profession, starring Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter Monday, 24 March 2025 Sonia Friedman Productions today announces full principal casting for the upcoming major revival of George Bernard Shaw ’s Mrs. Warren’s Profession , directed by Dominic Cooke . Joining the previously announced Imelda Staunton and Bessie Carter are Kevin Doyle , Robert Glenister , Reuben Joseph and Sid Sagar . Newly edited for this production by Dominic Cooke, Mrs. Warren’s Profession opens at the Garrick Theatre on 22 May, with previews from 10 May. The strictly limited run will end on 16 August. “I am my mother’s daughter. I am like you. But my work is not your work, and my way is not your way.” Vivie Warren is a woman ahead of her time. Estranged from her wealthy mother, she delights in a glass of whisky, a good detective story, and is determined to carve herself a sparkling legal career in an age ruled by men. Her mother, however, is a product of that old patriarchal order. Exploiting it has earned Mrs. Warren a fortune and paid for her daughter’s expensive education - but at what cost? Four-time Olivier Award winner Imelda Staunton (The Crown, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ) joins forces with her daughter Bessie Carter (Bridgerton, Dear Octopus ) for the very first time, reuniting with the extraordinary director Dominic Cooke (Hello, Dolly!, Good ) to bring George Bernard Shaw’s incendiary moral classic crashing into the 21st Century. George Bernard Shaw’s play, written in 1893, was banned by the Lord Chamberlain for 30 years due to its candid discussion of prostitution and wasn’t performed in London until 1925. Up Up

Back to News & Press Gillian Anderson and Lily James to star in Ivo van Hove's All About Eve Thursday, 20 September 2018 Sonia Friedman Productions and Fox Stage Productions have today announced the world premiere of Ivo van Hove ’s highly anticipated stage production of the 1950 Twentieth Century Fox film All About Eve. The much acclaimed film, based on Mary Orr’s original play “The Wisdom of Eve”, remains the only film to receive four female acting nominations. The Emmy Award-winning Gillian Anderson (X-Files, The Fall, A Streetcar Named Desire ) will return to the stage alongside Lily James (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Downton Abbey, Romeo and Juliet ). BAFTA Award-winner Monica Dolan will join the cast in the role of Karen, alongside Sheila Reid as Birdie and Rhashan Stone as Lloyd with performances running from 2nd February at the West End’s Noël Coward Theatre. Further casting to be announced soon. Ivo van Hove ’s direction will be accompanied by set and lighting design from Jan Versweyveld, costume design by An D’Huys and music from double Mercury Prize-winner PJ Harvey, alongside Tom Gibbons ’ sound design. Casting is by Julia Horan CDG . Tickets will go onsale from 10am on 28th September 2018 with presale from 10am Wednesday 26th September. “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” Margo Channing. Legend. True star of the theatre. The spotlight is hers, always has been. But now there’s Eve. Her biggest fan. Young, beautiful Eve. The golden girl, the girl next door. But you know all about Eve…don’t you…? Ivo van Hove directs Gillian Anderson and Lily James in his new adaptation of All About Eve , a razor-sharp, unsettling exposé of the eternal obsession at the heart of show-business. Lifting the curtain on a world of jealousy and ambition, this new production, from one of the world’s most innovative theatre directors, asks why our fascination with celebrity, youth and identity never seems to get old. Visit the website for more information: www.allabouteveplay.com Up Up

Back to Productions SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY This production began performances on 15th September 2003 and closed on 11th Jan 2004. Wealthy Parisian publisher Pierre ( Nigel Havers - Manchild, Art) has the career, the wife, the friends and the mistress - and the most unusual pastime. Once a week, his friends meet for dinner and invite the most idiotic person they can find. By chance, Pierre comes across Francois Pignon ( Ardal O'Hanlon - Father Ted, My Hero) - the finest nincompoop ever. When the paths of these two unlikely dinner companions collide, the result is gloriously chaotic! This hilariously entertaining comedy is adapted by Oscar-winning writer Ronald Harwood (The Pianist ), from Francis Veber 's award-winning play and film Le Diner de Cons. CAST NIGEL HAVERS – Pierre Brochant CAROL ROYLE – Christine Brochant ROY SAMPSON – Archambaud ARDAL O'HANLON – Francois Pignon PATRICK RYECART – Just Leblanc PATSY KENSIT – Marlene GEOFFREY HUTCHINGS – Lucien Cheval IAN SOUNDY – Voice of Pascal Menaux CREATIVES FRANCIS VEBER – Playwright ROBIN LEFEVRE – Director LIZ ASHCROFT – Designer MICK HUGHES – Lighting Designer SIMON WHITEHORN – Sound Designer ANNA LUNSTRUM – Associate Director

Back to Productions LEOPOLDSTADT – DIGITAL Leopoldstadt, Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning new play, directed by Patrick Marber is screening via National Theatre HOME. ★★★★★ Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece. Magnificent. The Independent At the beginning of the 20th century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna, Austria. But Hermann Merz, a factory owner and baptised Jew now married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. We follow his family’s story across half a century, passing through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. A company of 40 actors represent each generation of the family in this epic, but intimate play. ★★★★ Tom Stoppard delivers an unforgettable play from the heart Telegraph Filmed live at Wyndham's Theatre, this passionate drama of love, family and endurance comes to cinemas from 27 January 2022. The new ‘masterwork’ (Evening Standard ) opened to overwhelming critical acclaim and sold-out performances in 2020 & 2021 – don't miss on a big screen near you. Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of love, family and endurance. ‘Tom Stoppard’s masterpiece is magnificent ’ (Independent ) and should not be missed. Filmed by National Theatre Live Presented by Sonia Freidman Productions ★★★★ Tom Stoppard’s new masterwork is an early contender for play for the year. Evening Standard CAST SEBASTIAN ARMESTO – Jacob/Nathan/Ludwig JENNA AUGEN – Rosa CARA BALLINGALL – Jana RHYS BAILEY – Young Nathan FAYE CASTELOW – Gretl JOE COEN – Policeman/Zac FELICITY DAVIDSON – Hilde MARK EDEL-HUNT – Civilian/Fritz CLARA FRANCIS – Wilma ARTY FROUSHAN – Leo ILAN GALKOFF – Pauli CAROLINE GRUBER – Emilia SAM HOARE – Percy NATALIE LAW – Hanna AVYE LEVENTIS – Sally AIDAN MCARDLE – Hermann MACY NYMAN – Hermine NOOF OUSELLAM – Otto DOROTHEA MYER-BENNETT – Eva JAKE NEADS – Mohel/Policeman AARON NEIL – Ernst ALEXANDER NEWLAND – Kurt SADIE SHIMMIN – Poldi GRIFFIN STEVENS – Aaron ELEANOR WYLD – Nellie CREATIVES TOM STOPPARD – Playwright PATRICK MARBER – Director RICHARD HUDSON – Set Designer BRIGITTE REIFFENSTUEL – Costume Designer NEIL AUSTIN – Lighting Designer ADAM CORK – Sound and Original Music EMILY JANE BOYLE – Movement AMY BALL CDG – Casting VERITY NAUGHTON – Children's Casting

Back to News & Press Mean Girls musical movie announced and Broadway production recoups capitalization Thursday, 23 January 2020 Producers of the Broadway hit Mean Girls announced today that the musical is now set to be adapted to a major motion picture from Paramount Pictures. It has also been confirmed that the Broadway production has recouped its capitalization. The producers are now in final discussions for Mean Girls to bow in London’s West End in late Spring of 2021. More details to be announced soon. Mean Girls is playing at the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52nd Street, NYC), where it has broken multiple box office records, and across the US on a National Tour. For more information, visit www.MeanGirlsOnBroadway.com . Producer Lorne Michaels said, “It has been a joy to work on Mean Girls and to watch it go from film, to musical, and now to musical film. I am very proud that Tina’s story and characters continue to resonate with new generations. We are all excited to continue to work with Sonia Friedman and her team as we prepare for London.” Tina Fey , writer of Mean Girls on screen and stage, said, “I’m very excited to bring Mean Girls back to the big screen. It's been incredibly gratifying to see how much the movie and the musical have meant to audiences. I've spent sixteen years with these characters now. They are my Marvel Universe and I love them dearly.” Said Elizabeth Raposo , President of Production for Paramount Pictures, “We’re thrilled to be bringing this iconic property back to the big screen in musical form, and look forward to sharing the Mean Girls world with longtime fans as well as a new generation of burn book enthusiasts.” Produced by Lorne Michaels , Stuart Thompson , Sonia Friedman , and Paramount Pictures , Mean Girls features a book by nine-time Emmyâ Award winner Tina Fey , based on her screenplay for the film, music by three-time Emmyâ Award winner Jeff Richmond , and lyrics by two-time Tony Awardâ nominee Nell Benjamin . Tony Awardâ winner Casey Nicholaw directs and choreographs. Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung. The Broadway cast of Mean Girls is currently led by Erika Henningsen as Cady Heron, Reneé Rapp as Regina George, Krystina Alabado as Gretchen Wieners, Kate Rockwell as Karen Smith, Barrett Wilbert Weed as Janis Sarkisian,Grey Henson as Damian Hubbard, Catherine Brunell as Mrs. Heron / Ms. Norbury / Mrs. George, Cheech Manohar as Kevin Gnapoor, Rick Younger as Mr. Duvall and Cameron Dallas as Aaron Samuels (through February 9th only). The cast also includes Aaron Alcaraz , Darius Barnes , Stephanie Lynn Bissonnette , Maria Briggs , Collins Conley , Cailen Fu , Devon Hadsell , Curtis Holland , Sasha Hollinger , Olivia Kaufmann , Brittany Nicholas , Pascal Pastrana , Becca Petersen , Drew Redington , Jake Swain , Riza Takahashi , Daryl Tofa , Teddy Toye , Bria Jené Williams , Gianna Yanelli and Iain Young . Mean Girls (Original Broadway Cast Recording) , produced by Atlantic Records , is now available. Up Up

Back to News & Press Audible Theater and TOGETHER Complete Triumphant Collaboration at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City Thursday, 19 June 2025 Audible Theater and TOGETHER , the new theatrical venture founded by Sonia Friedman and Hugh Jackman , proudly conclude their collaboration at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City, celebrating an extraordinary eight weeks of critically acclaimed new work, industry-shaping events, and exceptional audience engagement. This also marked TOGETHER’s inaugural season. Sonia Friedman and Hugh Jackman said, “This inaugural season has been profoundly fulfilling – artistically, emotionally, and in the partnerships we’ve formed. We’re incredibly proud of what we’ve begun to build together with Ian Rickson, the actors, the writers, and all our exceptional collaborators – especially the tireless team at Audible Theater. This is just the beginning. We’re committed to continuing and building on all we’ve learned in this first season, with more new work to come. TOGETHER will be back in New York next year – more to share soon.” Jeremy Blocker , Audible Head of Live Creative Producing, said, “Our collaboration with TOGETHER has been an unparalleled success, and we’re proud to have teamed up with them on their inaugural season. Providing audiences here in New York access to the work of these brilliant artists has been a wonderful first step. We look forward to the global release of these two plays as Audible Originals later this fall and to extending the life and impact of these remarkable works.” TOGETHER ’s first season was headlined by two acclaimed, sold-out 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 , and Jen Silverman ’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s Creditors , with Liev Schreiber , Maggie Siff , and Justice Smith . Both plays, which received “Critics’ Picks” from The New York Times , were recorded in audio during their runs and will be released globally on Audible this fall – Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes on October 9 and Creditors on November 13 – as Audible Originals , extending their reach to millions of listeners around the world. As part of a unique collaboration aimed at removing barriers to the performing arts, Audible Theater and TOGETHER distributed over 13,000 affordable and complimentary tickets to community organizations over the course of the run. They worked with TDF to offer complimentary tickets for 25% of the house at every performance to a range of community organizations. Another 25% of tickets were made available for purchase on the day of each performance through a digital lottery and in-person at the box office, priced at $35. Audible Theater and TOGETHER also curated a variety of accompanying events at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre. Four Monday night readings, attended for free by approximately 800 patrons, included Mingus by Tyler English-Beckwith , directed by Kenny Leon , with Taye Diggs and Olivia Washington ; Where Storms Are Born by Harrison David Rivers , directed by Miranda Haymon , with Joshua Boone , Kecia Lewis , Okieriete Onaodowan , Malika Samuel , Britton Smith , and Ar'iel Stachel ; Venus by Steve Yockey , directed by Dara Malina , with Merle Dandridge andZosia Mamet ; and The Sandwich Ministry by Miranda Rose Hall , directed by Ian Rickson , with Sutton Foster , Midori Francis , and Myra Lucretia Taylor . Additionally, three well-attended artist workshops were held during the residency, two post-show cast-talkbacks and two panel discussions with panelists including Isaac Butler , Rachel Chavkin , Moisés Kaufman , James Ijames , Itamar Moses , and Lila Neugebauer were enjoyed by hundreds of patrons following their performances. Up Up