The production will run in the West End from the 16th September until the 6th January 2024.
A brand new trailer has been released for the upcoming return of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, playing at the Gielgud Theatre from later this year.
With tickets on sale now, the production which was devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh, celebrates the life and work of Stephen Sondheim and won the WhatsOnStage Award for Best Theatre Event at this year’s awards. It was originally staged as a one-off concert performance to pay tribute to the composer last year, with tickets quickly selling out.
This 16 week run at the Gielgud Theatre will see Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Christine Allado, Janie Dee, Haydn Gwynne, Damian Humbley, Bradley Jaden, Bonnie Langford, Gavin Lee, Jason Pennycooke, Joanna Riding, Jeremy Secomb, Jac Yarrow, Marley Fenton, Beatrice Penny-Touré, Harry Apps, Bella Brown, Richard Dempsey and Monique Young all performing some of Sondheim’s best known and loved songs.
The production is directed by Matthew Bourne, side by side with Julia McKenzie, with choreography by Stephen Mear, conducted by Alfonso Casado Trigo, musical supervision is by Stephen Brooker, musical arrangements by Stephen Metcalfe, set design by Matt Kinley, projection design by George Reeve, costume design by Jill Parker, lighting design by Warren Letton and sound design by Mick Potter.
To book tickets click here.