FANNY
★★★★
”WONDERFULLY WITTY,
LIFE-ENHANCING COMEDY”
WhatsOnStage
★★★★
”COMPLEX AND COMPLETELY
ENGROSSING”
The Reviews Hub
“A PITHILY WRITTEN
RIOT OF A GOOD TIME”
The Stage
★★★★★
”PROFOUND AND SUPERBLY
SILLY … NOTE-PERFECT”
Broadway World
★★★★
”TERRIFICALLY FUNNY,
STIRRING AND WITTY”
All That Dazzles
“AS NEAR TO A PERFECT
PLAY AS I HAVE SEEN”
Wokingham Today
★★★★★
”EXCEPTIONAL… BEAUTIFULLY AND CLEVERLY WRITTEN.”
Curtain Call Reviews
★★★★
”CLEVER, RIOTOUSLY FUNNY AND UNEXPECTEDLY MOVING”
Theatre and Tonic
“CLEVER, WITTY, FUNNY, SAD…
SOMETHING SUBLIME”
The New European
★★★★
”A LOT OF LAUGHS,
INTERESTING AND ENGAGING”
West End Best Friend
★★★★
”IT’S A RECLAMATION - IT SPARKLES,
HITTING ALL THE RIGHT NOTES”
These Theatre Thoughts
“A FAST-PACED PLAY
FULL OF FUN”
British Theatre Guide“
The Kings Head Theatre, London
RJG Productions & Watermill Theatre
writer
dir. Katie-Ann McDonough
des. Sophia Pardon
associate des. Emily Nelson
comp & md. Yshani Perinpanayagam
light. David Howe
sound. Bella Kear & Pierre Flasse
casting. HJB Casting
movement. Phao Wheatley
associate. Charlie Russell
cast. CHARLIE RUSSELL, KIM ISMAY, DANIEL ABBOTT, JEREMY LLOYD, DANIELLE PHILLIPS, RIAD RICHIE
'You're not stupid for wanting things to change, Fanny – it's just that we have to play the music that gets handed to us.'
Meet Fanny Mendelssohn. You'll probably know of her younger brother Felix, from nineteenth-century smash hits like 'The Wedding March'. He was such a huge star that Queen Victoria requested a private concert, during which she sang her favourite of his compositions, a song called 'Italien'. The only problem is, that particular piece was actually composed by Fanny, though it was published under her brother's name.When Fanny intercepts the letter inviting Felix to play for the queen, she decides to hide it away, don her brother's clothes, and take his place at the palace…
Fanny is a joyful and irreverent comedy celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex.
photo credit. David Monteith-Hodge
2024 Production at The Watermill Theatre
RJG Productions & Watermill Theatre
writer
dir. Katie-Ann McDonough
des. Sophia Pardon
comp & md. Yshani Perinpanayagam
sound. Thomas Andre Wasley
light. David Howe
casting. HJB Casting
associate. Charlie Russell
photo credit. Pamela Raith
cast. CHARLIE RUSSELL, KIM ISMAY, HARRY KERSHAW, COREY MONTAGUE-SHOLAY, JADE MAE LIN, GEORGE HOWARD
