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Stephen Sondheim's legendary musical is staged for the first time.
New York, 1971. There's a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.
Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it's directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors).
Winner of Academy, Tony, Grammy and Olivier awards, Sondheim's previous work includes A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Sunday in the Park with George.
***PLEASE NOTE: Follies contains two 15 second incidents of strobe lighting***
"★★★★★ Razzmatazz, poignancy and cracking songs in this unmissable Sondheim revival." --The Telegraph
"★★★★★ It's jaw-droppingly great." --Independent
"★★★★★ Imelda Staunton is unforgettable in Dominic Cooke's ingenious revival of a musical that perfectly fuses splendour and poetic sadness" --The Guardian
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