Art Pond Foundation presents

MRS PRESIDENT

Written by John Ransom Phillips

Directed by Bronagh Lagan

In Mrs President, Mary Lincoln is a woman at war—with her grief, her detractors, and herself. Vilified by an envious elite and accused of treason, she strives to rebuild her public image to win the hearts of the American people. She turns to the world’s first celebrity photographer, Matthew Brady, who helped her husband, Abraham Lincoln, win the presidency. But their partnership unravels into a tense battle for creative control. As Mary fights to tell her story, the play delves into themes of power, identity, female agency, and the cost of representation.

With a richly textured script by acclaimed artist, playwright, and historian John Ransom Phillips, Mrs President invites audiences into a gripping examination of history’s biases and the human need to define ourselves. Described as “evocative” and “unmissable,” this brand new London production brings to life an intimate and politically charged portrait of America’s most misunderstood First Lady.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "History, feminism, drama. Can't be missed." - Broadway World

CAST

Mary Lincoln: Miriam Grace Edwards

Mathew Brady: Sam Jenkins-Shaw

CREATIVE TEAM

Written by John Ransom-Phillips

Directed by Bronagh Lagan

Movement Director & Associate Director Sam Rayner

Set & Costume Design by Gregor Donnelly

Lighting Design by Derek Anderson

Sound Design by Sonum Batra

Video Design by Matt Powell

Production Management by Dan Weager

General Management by Katy Lipson and Kristie Winsen for ARIA Entertainment

A Mirrored Monet

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A MIRRORED MONET

The man behind the masterpiece.

Paris, 1916. The painter Claude Monet struggles to complete the commission that will define his legacy: The Water Lilies — a project on which his survival depends, with food and essential supplies at stake as the First World War encroaches. Plagued by creative block, he retreats into memory, revisiting his early artist days with contemporaries Renoir and Manet, and his muse, Camille Doncieux.

Inspired by letters and diaries from Monet and his peers, A Mirrored Monet immerses audiences in the cafés, studios, and salons of Belle Époque Paris, with music and projections bringing the era vividly to life.

This dramatic new musical by composer/lyricist/dramatist Carmel Owen stars Jeff Shankley (Starlight Express, Cats) as Monet and Dean John-Wilson (Your Lie in April: The Musical, The King and I) as Young Monet.

CAST

Jeff Shankley - Monet

Dean John-Wilson - Young Monet

John Addison - Leroy

Brooke Bazarian - Camille

Natalie Day - Blanche/Suzanne

Ritesh Manugula - Bazille

Sam Peggs - Renoir & Cover Young Monet

Aaron Pryce-Lewis - Manet / Durand-Ruel

Steven Serlin - Marquis

Nick Bligh - Cover (Old Monet and Marquis)

Samuel Haughton - Cover (Renoir, Manet/Durand-Ruel, Leroy, Bazille)

Meg Matthews - Cover (Camille and Blanche/Suzanne)

CREATIVE TEAM

Composer, Book & Lyrics — Carmel Owen

Director — Christian Durham

Musical Director — Michael Webborn

Designer — Libby Todd

Lighting Designer — Jodie Underwood

Sound Designer — Andy Johnson

Video Designer — Matt Powell

Production Manager — James Anderton

Assistant & Movement Director — Heather Douglas

Assistant Music Director — Rachel Blaquiere

Orchestration - Neil Metcalfe

Casting Director — Jane Deitch

General Managers - Katy Lipson & Kristie Winsen for Aria Entertainment

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Under the Arches - Return to The Good Old Days.

Step back in time for this traditional Victorian Music Hall with a unique blend of audience participation, authentic characters and broad comedy.
The Players’ Music Hall are delighted to be back at Charing Cross Theatre which was their home for many years so let us raise the roof and let London reverberate to the glorious sounds of the Music Hall and singing the wonderful songs that are an essential part of our heritage with Maestro Mr Tom Carradine.

A TRULY UNIQUE BRITISH THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE.

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