Back to News & Press Initial casting announced for the Broadway transfer of Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman Initial casting announced for the Broadway transfer of Jez Butterworth's The Ferryman Wednesday, 9 May 2018 The Ferryman ’s cast will feature Paddy Considine in his stage debut as Quinn Carney, Laura Donnelly as Caitlin Carney, and Genevieve O’Reilly as Mary Carney. The cast will also include Dean Ashton , Glynis Bell , Gina Costigan , Charles Dale , Justin Edwards , Fra Fee , Fionnula Flanagan , Tom Glynn-Carney , Stuart Graham , Mark Lambert , Carla Langley , Conor MacNeill , Colin McPhillamy , Rob Malone , Dearbhla Molloy , Glenn Speers and Niall Wright , with further casting to be announced. The Broadway production will begin previews Tuesday, October 2 ahead of a Sunday, October 21 opening night at Broadway’s Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre (242 W. 45th Street, New York). Tickets are now on sale at www.telecharge.com . Developed by Sonia Friedman Productions and produced with Neal Street Productions and The Royal Court Theatre , The Ferryman opened at The Royal Court in May 2017 to huge critical acclaim and was the fastest-selling play in the theater’s history. The sold-out show transferred to the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End, and will end its thrice-extended, year-long run on May 19. In London, The Ferryman received an extraordinary 24 five-star reviews. Last month the production won three 2018 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play (marking Jez Butterworth ’s second Olivier win), Best Actress Laura Donnelly and Best Director Sam Mendes (marking his fourth Olivier win). The Ferryman has also won three 2017 Evening Standard Awards, including Best Play and Best Director, as well as the Emerging Talent Award for Tom Glynn-Carney ; three 2018 Whatsonstage Awards, including Best New Play, Best Director, and Best Supporting Actor for Fra Fee ; and was named the Best New Play at the 2018 UK Critics’ Circle Awards. The Ferryman is set in rural Northern Ireland in 1981. The Carney farmhouse is a hive of activity with preparations for the annual harvest. A day of hard work on the land and a traditional night of feasting and celebrations lie ahead. But this year they will be interrupted by a visitor. The production is designed by Rob Howell , with lighting by Peter Mumford , and sound and original music by Nick Powell . UK Casting is by Amy Ball CDG and US Casting is by Jim Carnahan, C.S.A and Jillian Cimini C.S.A. Other members of the Broadway creative team will be announced at a later date. The Ferryman is produced on Broadway by Sonia Friedman Productions & Neal Street Productions with Ronald Frankel, Roy Furman, Gavin Kalin Productions, Scott M. Delman, Stephanie P. McClelland, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Kallish Weinstein Creative, Ron Kastner, Starry Night Entertainment, Scott Landis, Steve Traxler, Richard Winkler, Burnt Umber Productions, Rupert Gavin, Scott Rudin, 1001 Nights, William Damaschke, The Shubert Organization, Sam Levy/Lauren Stevens, Ramin Sabi/Christopher Ketner, and Jamie deRoy/Catherine Adler . Up Up

Back to Productions FUNNY GIRL – US TOUR Following the hugely successful Broadway production, the Funny Girl US tour began on 9th September 2023. The sensational Broadway revival dazzles with celebrated classic songs, including "Don't Rain On My Parade," "I'm the Greatest Star," and "People." This bittersweet comedy is the story of the indomitable Fanny Brice, a girl from the Lower East Side who dreamed of a life on the stage. Everyone told her she'd never be a star, but then something funny happened -- she became one of the most beloved performers in history, shining brighter than the brightest lights of Broadway. Hello, gorgeous. Welcome to musical comedy heaven! Featuring one of the most iconic scores of all time by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill, an updated book from Harvey Fierstein based on the original classic by Isobel Lennart, tap choreography by Ayodele Casel, choreography by Ellenore Scott, and direction from Michael Mayer, this love letter to the theatre has the whole shebang! CAST KATERINA McCRIMMON – Fanny Brice MELISSA MANCHESTER – Mrs.Brice STEPHEN MARK LUKAS – Nick Arnstein IZAIAH MONTAQUE HARRIS – Eddie Ryan WALTER COPPAGE – Florenz Ziegfeld LEAH PLATT – Emma/Mrs. Nadler, u/s Fanny, u/s Meeker CHRISTINE BUNUAN – Mrs. Meeker, u/s Mrs. Brice/Mrs. Strakosh EILEEN T’KAYE – Mrs. Strakosh, u/s Mrs. Brice DAVID FOLEY, JR. – Tom Keeney VINNY ANDALORO – Swing LAMONT BROWN – Ensemble, u/s Eddie Ryan KATE E. COOK – Ensemble, u/s Emma JULIA GRONDIN – Ensemble JACKSON GROVE – Ensemble, Tenor JORGE GUERRA – Ensemble,u/s Eddie ALEX HARTMAN – Ensemble, u/s Emma DOT KELLY – Ensemble RYAN LAMBERT – Ensemble, u/s Nick Arnstein KATHY LIU – Ensemble ZOEY LYTLE – Swing/Asst. Dance Captain MEGHAN MANNING – Ensemble BRYAN CHARLES MOORE – Swing, Dance Captain, u/s Florenz Ziegfeld, u/s Tom Keeney SAMI MURPHY – Ensemble HANNAH SHANKMAN – u/s Fanny Brice, u/s Mrs. Strakosh, u/s Mrs. Meeker JORDON TAYLOR – Ensemble RODNEY THOMPSON – Ensemble, u/s Eddie Ryan SEAN THOMPSON – Ensemble, u/s Nick Arnstein, u/s Florenz Ziegfeld, u/s Tom Keeney ANNALIESE WILBUR – Swing CREATIVES MICHAEL MAYER – Director ELLENORE SCOTT – Choreography AYODELE CASEL – Tap Choreography JULE STYNE – Music BOB MERRIL – Lyrics ISOBEL LENNART – Book HARVEY FIERSTEIN – Revised Book DAVID ZINN – Scenic Designer SUSAN HILFERTY – Costume Designer KEVIN ADAMS – Lighting Designer BRIAN RONAN – Sound Designer

Back to News & Press Merrily We Roll Along Full Cast and Creative Team Announced Thursday, 29 September 2022 Joining the previously announced Jonathan Groff , Lindsay Mendez and Daniel Radcliffe will be Sherz Aletaha as Scotty/Mrs. Spencer/Auditionee, Krystal Joy Brown as Gussie, Katie Rose Clarke as Beth, Leana Rae Concepcion as Newscaster/Waitress/Auditionee, Carter Harris as Frank Jr. (alternates with Colin Keane ), Colin Keane as Frank Jr. (alternates with Carter Harris ), Morgan Kirner as Swing, Corey Mach as Tyler/Make-Up Artist, Talia Robinson as Meg, Reg Rogers as Joe, Amanda Rose as Swing, Jamila Sabares-Klemm as Dory/Evelyn, Brian Sears as Photographer/Bunker, Evan Alexander Smith as Swing, Christian Strange as RU/Newscaster/Reverend, Koray Tarhan as Swing, Vishal Vaidya as Jerome, Natalie Wachen as KT and Jacob Keith Watson as Terry/Mr. Spencer. The creative team includes Catherine Jayes (Music Supervisor), Alvin Hough, Jr. (Music Director), Soutra Gilmour (Scenic & Costume Design), Amith Chandrashaker (Lighting Design), Kai Harada (Sound Design), Jim Carnahan, CSA & Jason Thinger, CSA (Casting), Taylor Williams (Additional Casting), Dave Anzuelo (Fight & Intimacy Director) and Jhanaë K-C Bonnick (Stage Manager). Spanning three decades in the entertainment business, Merrily We Roll Along charts the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends—writer Mary and lyricist & playwright Charley. An inventive, cult-classic ahead of its time, Merrily We Roll Along features some of Stephen Sondheim ’s most celebrated and personal songs. Merrily We Roll Along features music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , a book by George Furth , and is based on the original play by George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart . Our upcoming production will be directed by Olivier Award winner Maria Friedman and choreographed by Tim Jackson . Maria Friedman first directed the musical at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory which subsequently transferred to the Harold Pinter Theatr e to critical acclaim—the most five-star reviews in West End history—winning the Olivier Award for Best Musical. Merrily We Roll Along is presented by special arrangement with Sonia Friedman Productions , the Menier Chocolate Factory (Artistic Director David Babani ) and Patrick Catullo . Up Up

Back to News & Press FANGIRLS announces UK transfer Monday, 25 September 2023 FANGIRLS , written and composed by Yve Blake and directed by Paige Rattray , will close the season in a six week run from 13 July – 24 August . The multi-award-winning Australian pop musical phenomenon makes its UK premiere in a brand-new production co-produced with Sonia Friedman Productions. Edna is in love with Harry. But she’s a 14-year-old misfit and he’s a singer in the biggest boyband in the world. FANGIRLS is the embodiment of the rush of first love; an effervescent, adrenaline-fuelled, electrifying night out. Tickets go on sale from 6am on Wednesday 27 September at www.lyric.co.uk A Lyric Hammersmith Theatre and Sonia Friedman Productions co-production Book, Music and Lyrics by Yve Blake Directed by Paige Rattray Saturday 13 July - Saturday 24 August 2024 Production Designer David Fleischer ; Choreographer Ebony Williams ; Video Designer Ash J Woodward ; Lighting Designer Jessica Hung Han Yun ; Sound Designer Tony Gayle ; Vocal Arranger and Orchestrator Zara Stanton ; Music Producer David Muratore ; Associate Choreographer Alex Sarmiento ; Associate Musical Director Laurence Stannard . Get ready for an unmissable show that pulses with the soaring adrenaline of a first crush and feels like the best pop concert you’ve never been to… Meet Edna: she's 14, she’s a mistfit, and she's in love with Harry. There's just one problem: Harry’s in the world’s biggest boy band, has 38 million fans, and doesn't know she exists. When Harry’s band announces a tour stop in Edna's hometown of Sydney, Australia, she knows this is her destiny – her one chance to meet him. But how on EARTH will she get Harry's attention?! And exactly how far is she prepared to go in the name of love? If you think this is just a story about loving a boy band... think again. FANGIRLS is a thrilling and subversive musical comedy about the danger of underestimating teenage girls. After multiple sell-out runs across Australia, including the Sydney Opera House, this brand new production of the multi-award-winning, pop musical phenomenon FANGIRLS is about to take the UK by storm. ★★★★★ “This pop musical will probably change your life” – Time Out Australia ★★★★★ “Believe the hype. The FANGIRLS phenomenon is real!” – Limelight ★★★★½ “FANGIRLS is sure to become an iconic hit” – ArtsHub ★★★★ “A love letter to feeling so much you just have to scream” – Guardian Australia Sonia Friedman, co-producer of FANGIRLS said: “I have had the privilege of collaborating with the extraordinarily gifted Yve Blake since I first heard about the incredible success of FANGIRLS in Australia. It has been an inspirational, wonderfully energising journey thus far, and I am delighted to be working with the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre to bring this new production to London. Helmed once again by the brilliant Paige Rattray, this funny and life-affirming pop musical is an ode to love.” Alongside the premiere of FANGIRLS , we will also be launching the FANGIRLS FANCLUB to give a limited number of members a very special VIP experience. This one-off membership will unlock a suite of exclusive benefits including tickets to the FANCLUB Convention performance and party on 24 July 2024 , tickets to an ‘Inside the Rehearsal Room’ party, Goody Bag with signed merchandise and FANGIRLS FANZINE for sneak peaks. Up Up

Back to Productions ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE ★★★★ "A TASTY TREAT FOR THE RUN-UP TO VALETINE'S DAY, SWEET AND TART AS A CANDY TART" Time Out LOVE IS PATIENT. LOVE IS KIND. LOVE IS COMPLICATED… And so is ALL IN: COMEDY ABOUT LOVE , a series of hilarious short stories about dating, heartbreak, marriage and that sort of thing— written by Simon Rich (Saturday Night Live , The New Yorker ) — and read live by some of the funniest people on the planet, with different groups of four taking the stage each week. Directed by Tony Award® winner Alex Timbers (Oh, Hello ) and produced by Seaview and Lorne Michaels , ALL IN features songs composed by Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields performed by real-life husband and wife duo, The Bengsons . It’s everything you want in a night out – laughter, romance, live music and people you recognize from television – ALL IN 90 unforgettable minutes. CAST JOHH MULANEY FRED ARMISEN RICHARD KIND RENÉE ELISE GOLDSBERRY CHLOE FINEMAN LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA AIDY BRYANT NICK KROLL ANDREW RANNELLS JIMMY FALLON ANNALEIGH ASHFORD TIM MEADOWS DAVID CROSS HANK AZARIA CREATIVES SIMON RICH - Writer ALEX TIMBERS - Director DAVID KORINS - Scenic Designer JENNIFER MOELLER - Costume Designer JAKE DeGROOT - Lighting Designer PETER HYLENSKI - Sound Designer LUCY MACKINNON - Video Designer EMILY FLAKE - Illustrations KRIS KUKUL - Music Supervisor, Orchestrations, Arrangements & Incidental Music STEPHIN MERRITT - Original Music

Back to News & Press Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt to re-open in the West End in August 2021 Thursday, 22 April 2021 Casting will be announced shortly.Patrons whose bookings were affected by the Government’s previous directives will be contacted from today Friday 23 April 2021 regarding their current bookings with public booking opening at 10am on Friday 30 April 2021. Sonia Friedman said: “I am deeply relieved that after a year of immense loss and struggle for so many, including the unthinkable shutdown of our theatre industry, to announce the new dates for the return of Tom’s astonishing play to the West End. Leopoldstadt is a passionate drama of enduring love and familial bonds that asks us to bear witness to our pasts, no matter how painful that may be. The audience response throughout our seven weeks of sold-out performances before the pandemic struck in March 2020 was incredibly moving and humbling to witness. Over a year later and now having won the 2020 Olivier Award for Best New Play, Leopoldstadt could not be more pertinent. I so look forward to returning to the Wyndham’s Theatre, to welcome back our very special audiences as we continue to share this epic, truly great new play.” Patrick Marber said: “Tom and I visited the Leopoldstadt area of Vienna in October 2019. We started rehearsals a month later in London. The play opened in February 2020 and then had to close in March. When we gather to re-rehearse in July 2021 it will be an incredible moment for all involved. It has been a long journey. We were all thrilled by the reception this production received first time round and we're so excited to be able to share this mighty and beautiful play with audiences again. I'm so grateful to Sonia and Cameron for this opportunity and so proud to be working with these amazing and loyal actors on such a powerful, moving and painfully relevant play. I’ve admired Tom’s work since boyhood, he influenced me enormously as a fledgling playwright and now it’s my great honour and joy to be his collaborator once more.” At the beginning of the 20th Century, Leopoldstadt was the old, crowded Jewish quarter of Vienna. But Hermann Merz, a manufacturer and baptised Jew married to Catholic Gretl, has moved up in the world. Gathered in the Merz apartment in a fashionable part of the city, Hermann’s extended family are at the heart of Tom Stoppard’s epic yet intimate drama. By the time we have taken leave of them, Austria has passed through the convulsions of war, revolution, impoverishment, annexation by Nazi Germany and – for Austrian Jews – the Holocaust in which 65,000 of them were murdered. It is for the survivors to pass on a story which hasn’t ended yet.Set designs are by Richard Hudson , with costume designs by Brigitte Reiffenstuel , lighting by Neil Austin , sound and original music by Adam Cork , and movement by EJ Boyle . Casting is by Amy Ball CDG , with children’s casting by Verity Naughton .Leopoldstadt received its world premiere on 25 January 2020 and was originally planned for a 20-week run. As initial casting was announced the run was extended due to public demand scheduled to play until 13 June 2020. The final performance before lockdown was 14 March 2020.Leopoldstadt , the sixth collaboration between SFP and Tom Stoppard , which reunites Stoppard , Marber and Friedman and is co-produced with Gavin Kalin Productions , Tulchin Bartner Productions , Scott M. Delman/Patrick Gracey in association with Rupert Gavin , 1001 Nights Productions , Nica Burns , Burnt Umber Productions , Bradford W. Edgerton , Eilene Davidson Productions , Richard Winkler . Opening the show is subject to the government allowing indoor performances to begin by 21 June 2021 with sufficient notice, understanding what restrictions on social distancing and audience number caps are imposed, the public health status, and the availability of insurance cover either from the market or more likely from a government indemnity scheme. Up Up

Back to Productions EUREKA DAY – BROADWAY This production began performances on 25 November 2024 and closed on 16 February 2025 as part of the Manhattan Theatre Club 2024-2025 season. CRITIC'S PICK “HILARIOUS! Just in time, laughter is making a big comeback on Broadway." The New York Times Eureka Day is a private California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion above all else—that is, until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board realizes with horror that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would: make a choice that won’t please absolutely everybody. "A SHARPLY DOUBLE-EDGE COMEDY!" Time Out NY Wildly relevant and bitingly funny, Jonathan Spector ’s play comes to MTC in an all-new production following an acclaimed London run. "One of the BEST PLAYS OF THE SEASON.” Deadline CAST AMBER GRAY – Carina JESSICA HECHT – Suzanne BILL IRWIN – Don THOMAS MODDLEDITCH – Eli CHELSEA YAKURA-KURTZ – Meiko TERESA AVIA LIM – Understudy for Meiko/Winter TONY CARLIN – Understudy for Don JOE CARROLL – Understudy for Eli EBONI FLOWERS – Understudy for Carina CREATIVES JONATHAN SPECTOR – Playwright ANNA D. SHAPIRO – Director TODD ROSENTHAL – Scenic Design CLINT RAMON – Costume Design JEN SCHRIEVER – Lighting Design ROB MILBURN & MICHAEL BODEEN – Original Music & Sound Design DAVID BENGALI – Projection Design ANN C. JAMES – Intimacy & Sensitivity Coordinator GIGI BUFFINGTON – Vocal Coach CAPARELLIOTIS CASTING & KELLY GILLESPIE – Casting

Back to News & Press Full casting announced for critically acclaimed smash-hit production of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! Monday, 16 January 2023 Georgina Onuorah (Ado Annie) and Phillip Olagoke (Cord Elam) join the previously announced cast who reprise their roles from the run at the Young Vic: Raphael Bushay (Mike), Arthur Darvill (Curly McLain), James Patrick Davis (Will Parker), Stavros Demetraki (Ali Hakim), Greg Hicks (Andrew Carnes), Rebekah Hinds (Gertie Cummings), Anoushka Lucas (Laurey Williams), Marie-Astrid Mence (Lead Dancer), Liza Sadovy (Aunt Eller) and Patrick Vaill (Jud Fry) with Andrew Berlin , Arthur Boan , Shani Cantor , Anna-Maria de Freitas , George Maddison , Brianna Ogunbawo , Finlay Paul , Helen K Wint . The production opens at Wyndham’s Theatre on 28 February 2023, with previews from 16 February, and runs until 2 September 2023. Listed as the most recommended show of 2022 and 2023, the production recently won Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards 2022, and Best Musical Performance for Patrick Vaill , and is nominated for 8 WhatsOnStage awards, including Best Musical Revival. The Producers have set aside a number of £10 tickets for Monday – Wednesday performances that are offered directly to those currently under-represented in West End theatre audiences. These are made available via an outreach programme run by Sita McIntosh of Inclusive Audiences – www.inclusiveaudiences.com . Up Up

Back to News & Press The Nether Q&A talks Friday, 16 January 2015 The Nether will host post-show Q&A talks during the play’s West End run at the Duke of York’s Theatre. With members of the creative team, as well as further guests from the worlds of theatre, the media, gaming and technology industries, there will be 6 Q&A talks after selected performances of the play. All Q&A talks are free for The Nether ticket holders. The Nether offers complete freedom – a new virtual wonderland providing total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every desire. An intricate crime drama and a haunting thriller set in the year 2050, The Nether follows an investigation into the complicated, disturbing morality of identity in the digital world, and explores the consequences of making dreams a reality. Previewing at the Duke of York’s Theatre from 30 January and opening on 23 February, Jennifer Haley’s critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning play The Nether, directed by Jeremy Herrin, is booking for 12 weeks only to 25 April 2015. In a Headlong and Royal Court Theatre co-production, The Nether is produced in the West End by Sonia Friedman Productions and Scott M Delman in association with Tulchin Bartner Productions, Lee Dean & Charles Diamond, 1001 Nights, JFL Theatricals/GHF Productions, Scott & Brian Zeilinger/James Lefkowitz. Tuesday 17 February: Jennifer Haley & Jeremy Herrin - In Conversation How do you write a play about the ethics of online existence? How do you stage a virtual world? Playwright Jennifer Haley and director Jeremy Herrin discuss The Nether and the process behind creating Headlong and the Royal Court’s production of the show, in a discussion chaired by Royal Court Literary Manager, Christopher Campbell. Tuesday 24 February: Gaming Are games a dangerous and anti-social addiction? Might gaming be able to save the world? How is gaming culture changing the kinds of stories that we tell and how we engage with them? Join playwright and gamer Lucy Prebble (ENRON, The Effect) and Iain Simons (Director of the GameCity Festival and co-founder of the National Videogame Archive) to explore how gaming has developed from Pong to Destiny and to discuss where gaming might take us in the future. Chaired by Royal Court Literary Manager, Christopher Campbell. Tuesday 3 March: Theatre and Technology How do we create a theatre for the digital age? Is technology fundamentally changing the ways in which we engage with and make performance? Matt Adams (Artistic Director, Blast Theory) and David Sabel (Head of Broadcast and Digital at the National Theatre) discuss how digital technology is revolutionising performance, chaired by Headlong’s Artistic Associate, Sarah Grochala. Tuesday 10 March: Online Policing and The Dark Web How do you police the entire internet? And how much of the web do we know about? Join Susie Hargreaves (Chief Executive of the Internet Watch Foundation) and Jamie Bartlett (Author of The Dark Net) to discuss how our relationship with the web is constantly changing. Chaired by Headlong’s Artistic Associate, Sarah Grochala. Tuesday 17 March: Living Online Is the web changing us? How does spending time online affect our brains? Can you spend too much time online? Journalist, Liat Clarke (Associate Editor of Wired Magazine) and Spencer Kelly (Presenter of BBC News’s Click) discuss the implications. Tuesday 24 March: The Future of Theatre Design with panel led by Es Devlin How is technology changing the way that we stage and design a production? What new possibilities might digital technology open up for theatre designers in the future? From the Deus Ex Machina of Ancient Greek Theatre to the invention of the electric lantern in the late nineteenth century, technology has had a huge impact on the ways in which we stage a performance. Olivier Award Winning Set Designer Es Devlin (Chimerica, American Psycho, The Nether) and Luke Halls (I Can’t Sing!, Olympic and Paralympic Closing Ceremonies, Master and Margarita) lead a panel of experts to discuss how digital technology is revolutionising the world of theatre design. The West End cast of The Nether comprises David Calder (Doyle), Amanda Hale (Morris), Ivanno Jeremiah (Woodnut) and Stanley Townsend (Sims) who are joined by Zoe Brough and Isabella Pappas who will alternate the role of Iris as they did at the Royal Court. Set designs are by Es Devlin, with costume designs by Christina Cunningham, lighting by Paul Pyant, compositions by Nick Powell, sound by Ian Dickinson and video design by Luke Halls. Jennifer Haley’s other writing includes Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom, which premiered at the Actors Theatre of Louisville at the 2008 Humana Festival, Breadcrumbs for the Contemporary American Theatre Festival and Sustainable Living written in the 2011-2012 CTG Writers’ Workshop and featured at the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Her play Froggy is in development with The Banff Centre and American Conservatory Theater. Haley’s plays have been developed at the Sundance Theatre Lab, the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, the Lark Play Development Center, PlayPenn, Page 73 and the MacDowell Colony. She is a member of New Dramatists in New York City and lives in Los Angeles where she founded a writing collective called the Playwrights Union. The Nether was the first play Jeremy Herrin directed for Headlong as Artistic Director. Previously he was Deputy Artistic Director of the Royal Court Theatre from 2009 until 2012 where his credits included No Quarter, Hero, Haunted Child, The Heretic, Kin, Spur of the Moment, Off the Endz, The Priory, Tusk Tusk, The Vertical Hour and That Face. Herrin directed the world premieres of Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker prize-winning novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in two parts for the Royal Shakespeare Company – the productions transferred to the West End in May 2014 and will open on Broadway in March. He was the recipient of the 2014 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Director for the productions. Herrin’s other recent credits include Another Country, Uncle Vanya and South Downs for Chichester Festival Theatre all of which transferred to the West End, This House for the National Theatre, Absent Friends at the Harold Pinter Theatre and The Tempest and Much Ado About Nothing for Shakespeare’s Globe. Herrin’s production of David Hare’s The Absence of War will open at Sheffield Theatres next month prior to a UK tour. The Nether is the latest in a number of collaborations between Sonia Friedman Productions and the Royal Court Theatre (Rock ‘n’ Roll, Clybourne Park, Jerusalem in the West End and The River on Broadway) and Headlong (1984 and Chimerica). Development of The Nether was supported by the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center during a residency at the National Playwrights Conference 2011, Preston Whiteway, Executive Director; Wendy Goldberg, Artistic Director. Up Up

Back to News & Press Casting announced for The Shark is Broken UK & Ireland tour 2025 Tuesday, 26 November 2024 Producers Sonia Friedman Productions , Scott Landis , GFour Productions and Kenny Wax are delighted to announce casting for the forthcoming UK and Ireland tour of The Shark Is Broken, the behind-the-scenes West End and Broadway smash hit comedy about the making of the movie Jaws . Ian Shaw stars as his father, Robert Shaw, alongside Dan Fredenburgh as Roy Scheider and Ashley Margolis as Richard Dreyfuss. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the 1975 iconic blockbuster, the critically acclaimed Olivier award-nominated play, The Shark Is Broken , co-written by Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon , opens on tour at Oxford Playhouse on Thursday 23 January, visiting a further 14 venues culminating with a week at The Gaiety Theatre in Dublin until 17 May 2025. Tickets are on sale. Inspired by Robert Shaw’s experience playing ‘Quint’ in Jaws, The Shark Is Broken is the brilliantly funny play which celebrates movie history as it peeks at the choppy waters behind Hollywood’s first blockbuster and imagines what happened on board ‘The Orca’ when the cameras stopped rolling during the filming of Steven Spielberg’s epic movie. FADE IN: The open ocean, 1974. Filming is delayed… again. The lead actors - theatre veteran Robert Shaw and young Hollywood hotshots Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider - are crammed into a too-small boat, entirely at the mercy of foul weather and a faulty mechanical co-star. Alcohol flows, egos collide, and tempers flare on a chaotic voyage that just might lead to cinematic magic… if it doesn’t sink them all. Following its critical and sell-out success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2019, The Shark Is Broken transferred to the West End in 2021 playing at the Ambassadors Theatre for a limited season where it enjoyed an extended run due to huge popular demand and an Olivier award nomination for Best Comedy Play. In July 2023 the production transferred to Broadway for a 16-week run at the John Golden Theatre where it garnered fresh critical acclaim. Martha Geelan directs the tour of The Shark Is Broken , based on original direction by Guy Masterson , set and costume design by Duncan Henderson , lighting design by Jon Clark , sound design by Adam Cork , video design by Nina Dunn. Assistant director Molly Stacey , associate sound designer James Melling. Up Up

Back to News & Press Sonia Friedman wins Stage producer of the year award 2015 Friday, 30 January 2015 Following a year that saw the ongoing success of both The Book of Mormon and Ghosts in the West End, complemented by openings of Charles III, 1984, Shakespeare in Love and Sunny Afternoon, Friedman collected her award during a ceremony held today at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Sonia Friedman Productions beat both Danielle Tarento and Playful Productions to the title. Last April, SFP picked up a total of 13 Olivier awards – the biggest haul ever received at the Oliviers by any production house. For the full story click here Up Up

Back to News & Press Casting announced for the Broadway premiere of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child parts one and two Tuesday, 1 August 2017 Seven members of the award-winning Original West End Company will reunite on stage for the Broadway premiere: Jamie Parker (Harry Potter), Noma Dumezweni (Hermione Granger) and Paul Thornley (Ron Weasley), with Poppy Miller (Ginny Potter), Sam Clemmett (Albus Potter), Alex Price (Draco Malfoy) and Anthony Boyle (Scorpius Malfoy). They will be joined by David Abeles , Brian Abraham , Shirine Babb , Jess Barbagallo , Stephen Bradbury , Lauren Nicole Cipoletti , Joshua De Jesus , Jessie Fisher , Richard Gallagher , Susan Heyward , Geraldine Hughes , Edward James Hyland , Byron Jennings , Katie Kreisler , Joey LaBrasca , Andrew Long , Kathryn Meisle , Angela Reed , Dave Register , Adeola Role , James Romney , Malika Samuel , Alanna Saunders , David St. Louis , Stuart Ward , Madeline Weinstein , Alex Weisman and Benjamin Wheelwright playing a variety of characters. The cast will also include four children who will alternate two roles. “We have assembled an extraordinary cast for Broadway,” said director John Tiffany . “Our Cursed Child family is growing with 28 brilliant new actors bringing their unique talents to our production. I also can’t wait to dive back into it with seven of our original London cast members reprising their thrilling performances for New York audiences. The adventure continues…” Mr. Parker , Ms. Dumezweni , Mr. Thornley , Ms. Miller , Mr. Clemmett , Mr. Price and Mr. Boyle are appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The producers gratefully acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance to this production. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won 22 major theatre awards in the UK and is the most awarded production in the history of Britain’s Olivier Awards, winning a record-breaking nine awards earlier this year including Best New Play and Best Director. 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 . The production 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. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The critically acclaimed production received its world premiere in July 2016 at the Palace Theatre in London where it continues to play to sold out houses. Tickets for the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child will go on sale October 12 via Ticketmaster Verified Fan® following a required registration period between October 1 - October 5. This will be the first time that a Broadway show has used this program, which protects ticket buyers from bots and ticket scalpers. Further details of how and when tickets can be purchased, along with detailed performance dates, schedule, pricing, and information on Access performances, will be released soon. Visit www.HarryPotterThePlay.com to sign up for the mailing list to stay up to date with the latest news and updates. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child features 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 . US Casting by Jim Carnahan , CSA. UK Casting by Julia Horan , CDG. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is produced by Sonia Friedman Productions , Colin Callender and Harry Potter Theatrical Productions . Up Up