An Evening with James Sayer & his Band

James Sayer, originally from Birmingham, hails from a hugely musical family where he grew up playing Rhythm & Blues music. Having first toured as a session musician at legendary festivals such as Coachella and Austin City Limits and recorded with Rick Rubin, James then went on to record his debut material which received heavy support from Dutch and BBC radio, especially from Tom Robinson, who said of James: "When you hear a track like that, likely inspired by early Van Morrison, my tip to fellow Van fans is to save £100 on the ticket price and go and see James Sayer instead... I personally haven't witnessed Van Morrison deliver anything close to that kind of energy and punch on stage in the last thirty years!"

Having spent the last couple of years producing his first full album, James went on to support yacht rock titans Young Gun Silver Fox in March 2020 in the Netherlands. This will be his first London performance since the enforced UK lockdown.

Join James and his band for this very special evening at Charing Cross Theatre. With support from Saphyria.

Please go to our Covid-19 page for more information about your visit.

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Mrs President

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Art Pond Foundation presents

MRS PRESIDENT

Written by John Ransom Phillips

Directed by Bronagh Lagan

Keala Settle is Mrs President.

Mary Lincoln is a woman under siege — with her grief, her detractors, and herself. In the shadow of her late husband, President Abraham Lincoln, she battles a world eager to define her and a conscience that will not rest. Accused of treason and shunned by society, she turns to Mathew Brady, the world’s first celebrity photographer — played by Hal Fowler (Les Miserables, Aspects of Love, Flowers for Mrs Harris) — to help her reclaim her story. But as the lens turns between them, the power shifts, and their collaboration spirals into a fierce struggle for authorship, truth, and control.

Following its original staging in 2025, Mrs President opens at the Charing Cross Theatre in a newly reimagined version — the result of deep dramaturgical development and a creative workshop period in New York that uncovered bold new layers within the piece.

This is not a remount, but a reinvention — richer in scope, sharper in focus, and more hauntingly human.

Re-envisioned under the direction of Bronagh Lagan (Cruise, Broken Wings) and written by artist, playwright, and historian John Ransom Phillips, the production features Broadway musical theatre star Keala Settle (The Greatest Showman, Waitress, Les Miserables) in a rare non-singing dramatic role that showcases her extraordinary depth and power.

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