Bishop, Curry et al. Join Young & McCarthy in Southwark's COMPANY This Season

A cast of seasoned West End musical theatre performers will join Rupert Young and Siobhán McCarthy in the first major revival of Stephen Sondheim's classic on the London stage in more than 15 years. Company, directed by Joe Fredericks, will feature Michelle Bishop, Katie Brayben, Greg Castiglioni, Mark Curry, Cassidy Janson, Laura Main, Leigh McDonald, Julia Nagle, Poppy Roe, Steven Serlin, Adam Venus and Matthew White.

In turn hilarious and affecting, Company presents the lives of five married couples through the eyes of perpetual bachelor Bobby. Experiencing the many ups and downs of relationships vicariously through his friends, he explores the social ideals of love, marriage and partnership - but will he ever discover what he needs to find happiness?

Company features well-loved musical numbers ‘Ladies who Lunch' and the life-affirming ‘Being Alive'. The original Broadway production in 1970 won seven Tony Awards® including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Lyrics.

The first musical to be performed at Southwark Playhouse since it was founded in 1993, Company embraces the aesthetic and ambience of the venue's location in the vaults beneath London Bridge Station to create an intimate production with a New York warehouse feel. With previous Artistic Directors including Mehmet Ergen and Thea Sharrock, Southwark Playhouse has quickly become synonymous with exciting developing companies and provides an ideal Off-West End home for the musical which secured Sondheim's emergence as a major player on Broadway.

Company is choreographed by Sam Spencer-Lane and designed by Paul Wills with musical direction and arrangement by Oliver Jackson, lighting design by Mike Robertson and sound design by Andrew Johnson. Company is produced by Joe Fredericks and Holly Reiss for MokitaGrit Productions and Danielle Tarento, in association with Southwark Playhouse.

Press night will be held on February 9th 2011 at 7.30pm.

Joe Fredericks and Holly Reiss for MokitaGrit Productions and Danielle Tarento present
COMPANY in association with Southwark Playhouse. The show runs February 2 - March 12 2011
Tickets: £10 - £22.50

Box Office: 020 7407 0234 (Southwark Playhouse) / 0844 871 7627 (Ambassador Tickets)
Online Tickets: www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk (Southwark Playhouse) / www.ambassadortickets.com/company (Ambassador Tickets)

Wednesday 2 February - Saturday 12 March (Not Mondays) 7.30pm
Saturday and Sunday matinees 3.30pm.

For a full performance schedule visit: www.southwarkplayhouse.co.uk.

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