Stephen Sondheim Will Participate in Follies Talkback at the National Theatre

The National Theatre has announced a series of talkbacks to coincide with its upcoming revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical Follies, which begins performances August 22 at the National’s Olivier Theatre.

The production boasts a cast including Imelda Staunton as Sally Durant Plummer, Janie Dee as Phyllis Rogers Stone, Peter Forbes as Buddy Plummer, and Philip Quast as Ben Stone.

Sondheim, who wrote the Tony Award-winning score to the 1971 musical, will take part in the first talkback, which takes place August 22 at 6 PM—the first night of public performances.

Sondheim will be interviewed by director Jeremy Sams, who staged the 1996 London premiere of Passion and music-directed the Donmar Warehouse revival of Assassins that was directed by Sam Mendes.

Tickets for the conversation with Sondheim are being allocated via an online ballot. Click here to enter.

Additional talkbacks for Follies include conversations with cast members Janie Dee and Philip Quast (September 14); director Dominic Cooke (October 16); Josephine Barstow and Tracie Bennett (December 18); and more.

Click here for a complete list of Follies talkbacks and special programming.

Directed by Dominic Cooke, the production features a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21. The revival will be broadcast in cinemas across the globe November 16.

Take a look at the production in rehearsals below:

Go Inside the Rehearsal Room of Follies at the National Theatre

Follies_National_Theatre_Rehearsal_Photos_2017_Imelda_Staunton_Liz_Ewing_HR — Go Inside the Rehearsal Room of Follies at the National Theatre

The revival of the Stephen Sondheim-James Goldman musical, starring Imelda Staunton, begins performances August 22.
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Follies_National_Theatre_Rehearsal_Photos_2017_Dawn_Hope_Imelda_Staunton_Emily_Goodenough_HR — Dawn Hope, Imelda Staunton, and Emily Goodenough

Follies_National_Theatre_Rehearsal_Photos_2017_Tracie_Bennett_HR — Tracie Bennett

Johan Persson

Follies_National_Theatre_Rehearsal_Photos_2017_Liz_Izen_Tracie_Bennett_Imelda_Staunton_Dawn_Hope_Janie_Dee_Julie_Armstrong_Gemma_Page_HR — Liz Izen, Tracie Bennett, Imelda Staunton, Dawn Hope, Janie Dee, Julie Armstrong, and Gemma Page

Follies_National_Theatre_Rehearsal_Photos_2017_Alex_Young_HR — Alex Young

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Go Inside the Rehearsal Room of Follies at the National Theatre

Go Inside the Rehearsal Room of Follies at the National Theatre

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