Garrick Theater May Welcome A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC In March

The Garrick Theater Will say goodbye to ZORRO next month, and is now rumored to be followed by Trevor Nunn's revival of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC.

Originally a 1973 classic by Stephen Sondheim, this show is currently playing at Southwark's Menier Chocolate Factory until March 8th. That is when the show is rumored to make the switch to the Garrick.

Based 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. Hailed as a stylish celebration of romantic love and a fairy tale for adults, this production directed by Trevor Nunn - his debut Sondheim show - promises to continue in the Chocolate Factory's history of acclaimed musicals...Send in the clowns....

London's Garrick Theatre was designed by Walter Emden, with CJ Phipps brought in as a consultant to help with the planning on the difficult site, which included an underground river. Originally the theatre had 800 seats on 4 levels, but the gallery (top) level has since been closed and the seating capacity reduced to 656. The beautiful gold leaf auditorium was restored in 1986 by the stage designer Carl Toms and in 1997 the front facade had a facelift.

The theatre has mostly been associated with comedies or comedy-dramas. Recent productions include No Sex Please We're British, which subsquently transferred to the Duchess Theatre in August 1986. On 24th October 1995 the Royal National Theatre's multi-award winning production of JB Priestley's An Inspector Calls opened here, having played successful seasons at the Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton and Olivier theatres as well as the Aldwych Theatre and a season on Broadway.