FANNY
★★★★
”WONDERFULLY WITTY,
LIFE-ENHANCING COMEDY”
WhatsOnStage
“A PITHILY WRITTEN
RIOT OF A GOOD TIME”
The Stage
★★★★
”A RIOTOUS, IRREVERENT
YET ENTHRALLING PLAY”
Broadway World
AS NEAR TO A PERFECT
PLAY AS I HAVE SEEN”
Wokingham Today
★★★★
”A TRULY ORIGINAL PRODUCTION WITH PLENTY OF LAUGHS”
Curtain Call Reviews
“CLEVER, WITTY, FUNNY, SAD…
SOMETHING SUBLIME”
The New European
★★★★
”A LOT OF LAUGHS,
INTERESTING AND ENGAGING”
West End Best Friend
“A FAST-PACED PLAY
FULL OF FUN”
British Theatre Guide“
Watermill Theatre
RJG Productions & Watermill Theatre
writer
dir. Katie-Ann McDonough
des. Sophia Pardon
comp & md. Yshani Perinpanayagam
sound. Thomas Andre Wasley
light. David Howe
casting. HJB Casting
associate. Charlie Russell
cast. CHARLIE RUSSELL, KIM ISMAY, HARRY KERSHAW, COREY MONTAGUE-SHOLAY, JADE MAE LIN, GEORGE HOWARD
'You're not stupid for wanting things to change, Fanny – it's just that we have to play the music that gets handed to us.'
Meet Fanny Mendelssohn. You'll probably know of her younger brother Felix, from nineteenth-century smash hits like 'The Wedding March'. He was such a huge star that Queen Victoria requested a private concert, during which she sang her favourite of his compositions, a song called 'Italien'. The only problem is, that particular piece was actually composed by Fanny, though it was published under her brother's name.When Fanny intercepts the letter inviting Felix to play for the queen, she decides to hide it away, don her brother's clothes, and take his place at the palace…
Fanny is a joyful and irreverent comedy celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex.
BUY THE PLAY TEXT (Nick Hern Books)
Times Article: Classical Music and Comedy
RADIO 3: In Tune (Calum Finlay and Yshani Perinpanayagam) - from 17.38
photo credit. Pamela Raith
