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A Little Night Music
The Menier Chocolate Factory production of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's musical transfers to the Garrick theatre.
Operated by The Society of London Theatre
A Little Night Music
Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road, LondonBased on Ingmar Bergman's film Smiles Of A Summer Night, A Little Night Music is set in turn-of-the-century Sweden where affairs of the heart are uppermost in everyone's thoughts. The story centres on the passionate love affairs of four couples over a midsummer weekend.
Hailed as a sophisticated celebration of romantic love and a fairy tale for adults, A Little Night Music is set to a score in waltz time by Stephen Sondheim, featuring the popular song Send In The Clowns.
A Little Night Music was a Tony Award-winning success when it premiered on Broadway in 1973. It was produced in London two years later and has twice been revived; the 1995 production at the National Theatre starred Judi Dench in her Laurence Olivier Award-winning performance as Desiree.
This time around, former Spamalot star Hannah Waddingham takes on that role, in a cast that also comprises Maureen Lipman (Oklahoma!, Glorious), Alexander Hanson (The Sound Of Music, Marguerite) and I'd Do Anything runner-up Jessie Buckley.
This production of A Little Night Music, which has already had a successful run at the Menier Chocolate Factory, is directed by Trevor Nunn, the former Artistic Director of the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company. Although a hugely experienced director of both musicals and drama, Nunn has never previously directed a Sondheim musical.
American composer Sondheim is acknowledged as one of the world's most influential musical theatre composers with an extensive back catalogue of work that includes Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Follies and Company.
A Little Night Music is the second Sondheim piece to be revived by the Menier Chocolate Factory. The Southwark venue previously produced Sunday In The Park With George, which went on to become a Laurence Olivier Award-winning success.
For more information about A Little Night Music, read our First Night Feature from the show's run at the Menier Chocolate Factory.
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cast: Hannah Waddingham, Maureen Lipman, Alexander Hanson, Kelly Price, Jessie Buckley, John Addison, Laura Armstrong, Lynden Edwards, Kaisa Hammarlund, Alistair Robins, Nicola Sloane, Gabriel Vick, Holly Hallam, Grace Link
director: Trevor Nunn
music by: Stephen Sondheim
lyrics by: Stephen Sondheim
book By: Hugh Wheeler
sound: Gareth Owen
lighting designer: Hartley T A Kemp
choreographer: Lynne Page
designer: David Farley
producer: David Babani for Chocolate Factory Productions, Andrew Fell and Nica Burns and Max Weitzenhoffer for Nimax Theatres
Ticket Prices:
£20-£60
About the show
- Age Suitability: General
- Genre: Musical
- Sub-Genre: Musical-Drama
- Show Times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Wed & Sat 14:30
- opening night:
- Box Office:
0844 412 4662 - Visit the Show Website
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Venue InformationHIDE
Garrick Theatre
Charing Cross Road, London, United Kingdom, WC2H 0HH
- Nearest tube: Embankment(450m)/Charing Cross(200m)/Leicester Square (200m)
- Nearest bus: 3, 6, 9, 12, 13, 15, 24, 29, 30
- Nearest train: Charing Cross (200m)
- Parking: Westminter City Council car park at Trafalgar Square and Whitcomb Street. NCP at Upper St Martin's Lane. There is a taxi rank at Charing Cross.
- Air conditioned: 0
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Venue Access InformationEXPAND
- How to book: Tel: 0844 412 4648 Minicom: 0207 087 7835
- Telephones: There is a public cash telephone in the Upper Circle bar.
- Discounts: Discounts available for all disabled people and their companions.
- Limited mobility: Seats 17-21 and 1-5 in row N in the Stalls have the most leg room.
- Access description: Ramp up through double doors opening outwards into the Box Office. Box Office counter to the left. No steps through the foyer bar into the Dress Circle (1 step between rows). 24 steps down to the Stalls which has a fairly steep rake. 25 steps up then 8 down to the Upper Circle. Staircases have handrails on both sides. Auditorium opens 45mins before performance.
- Hearing impaired: Sennheiser infra-red system with 8 headsets. Please ask an usher for a headset.
- Guide dogs policy: Guide dogs are welcome inside the auditorium or staff are happy to dog-sit. We can accommodate 2 dogs at a time. Dogs will be looked after in the manager's office.
- Wheelchairs: Ramp into foyer with level access to Dress Circle. 2 spaces for wheelchair users at E13-15. Transfer seating available to aisle seats for wheelchairs and scooters (4 transferees max). Wheelchairs
- Toilets: No steps to the women's to the right of the foyer bar, through 2 doors (approx. 84cm wide). This is usable by someone able to leave their wheelchair with assistance. No steps up to women's at rear of Stalls, 18 steps down to the men's; further women's and men's at Upper Circle level.
- Disabled toilets: Adapted toilet in foyer.
- Bars: Bar on foyer level. Level access to dress circle bar and kiosk.
