⭐ FOLLIES – NEW REVIVAL ANNOUNCED BY NORTHERN IRELAND OPERA – SEPTEMBER 2025 ⭐
A new revival of the award-winning Stephen Sondheim musical FOLLIES has been announced by Northern Ireland Opera.
Northern Ireland Opera’s next major production at the Grand Opera House is FOLLIES, winner of 7 Tony Awards on its debut on Broadway in 1971, premiering next September.
Set in that same year, the girls of Weismann’s FOLLIES are returning with their partners to the decaying theatre on Broadway which holds so many memories for them for one last time before it is demolished. Time may have moved on, but inside the theatre old connections stir, rivalries flare and ghosts of the past are woken. By the time they all leave the theatre for one last time, their world’s will have shifted and nothing will be the same again.
This legendary work features unforgettable songs including “Broadway Baby”, “I’m Still Here”, “Could I Leave You” and “Losing My Mind”.
FOLLIES will be directed by Cameron Menzies, artistic director of Northern Ireland Opera. His production of ‘Into The Woods’ at The Lyric Theatre, also with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, was awarded Best Production at The Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards in 2022. It subsequently travelled to West Australian Opera in Perth where his production was remounted with an Australian cast to critical acclaim.
FOLLIES was produced originally on Broadway by Harold Prince. Orchestrations are by Jonathan Tunick. This production will take place by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International.
FOLLIES has music & lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, with a book by James Goldman, from an adaptation by Christopher Bond.
FOLLIES will play Grand Opera House, Belfast, running from 13th – 20th September 2025, with tickets on sale from 13th December 2024.
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Tickets & more info – https://niopera.com/performances/follies/
