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.

…elegant, intelligent, and visually arresting.
The Theatre Audience Podcast ★★★★

Settle and Fowler are riveting.
View From The Gods ★★★★

Easily one of the most visually immersive and intelligent shows now playing…
View From The Gods ★★★★

truly astonishing and one of the most moving and realistic portrayals I have ever seen on stage.
London Theatre1.com

Theatre Audience Podcast
Mrs President is a production of real quality, rich in atmosphere, detail, and performance.

Afridiziak Theatre News
Keala Settle delivers a commanding, richly layered performance as Mary Todd Lincoln

Keala Settle is breathtaking.
Jonathan Baz

Settle, making her London theatre debut, is a revelation.
The New Current ★★★★★

Mrs President is a play that has depth, is filled with insight, and passion
The New Current ★★★★★

The New Current
Settle and Fowler are electric. ★★★★★

a play that will lead you to looking into Mary Todd Lincoln's life and perhaps inspire you to explore other women in histories whose stories have yet to be told
The New Current ★★★★★

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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Music Hall

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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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