A Little Night Music

Stephen Sondheim

1-16 July 2022

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A weekend away in the country. A chance meeting between ex-lovers. A game of romantic musical chairs.

Dame Josephine Barstow*, Quirijn de Lang and Sandra Piques Eddy are back by popular demand in a tale of hopelessly mismatched couples who find themselves confronted by their own vanities and deceptions.

Glistening with wit and romance, composer Sondheim’s tantalising tale flirts with musical theatre and opera, and includes the iconic song ‘Send in the Clowns’.

Featuring members of the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North, and directed by Leeds Playhouse’s Artistic Director James Brining, expect a glorious evening that is heart-warming and heart-breaking in equal measure.

A co-production with Leeds Playhouse.

“Arch, sharp and hilarious”
★★★★★ — The Telegraph

“An exquisite pleasure”
★★★★ — The Times

“Sheer delight”
★★★★★ — The Stage

*Excluding the performances at 7.30pm on Saturday 9 July and on Wednesday 13 July.

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim | Book by Hugh Wheeler
Original orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick
Suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman | Originally Produced and Directed on Broadway by Harold Prince
Performed by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) Limited