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Side by Side by Sondheim revival confirms cast

The musical revue will be directed by Amanda Noar

Tanyel Gumushan

Tanyel Gumushan

| London |

9 November 2026

The four performers starring in the show, headshots provided by the production
The four performers starring in the show, headshots provided by the production

Side by Side by Sondheim will be revived in London this winter, and the cast has been announced.

The musical revue, which premiered in the West End in 1976, features numbers from the likes of West Side Story, Gypsy, Company, Follies, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A Little Night Music and more.

This 50th anniversary production will be helmed by Amanda Noar, alongside associate director and dramaturg Isaac Bernier-Doyle, and musical director Harry Style. The creative team also includes set designer Ruby Boswell-Green, lighting designer Simon Jackson and costume designer Hannah Danson.

Forming the “all-singing, all-dancing, all piano-playing” quartet will be Oliver Sidney and Katherine Strohmaier, who return to the Gatehouse, with Emily Ooi and Adam Christian David.

Produced by Annlouise Butt by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe), Side by Side by Sondheim will be staged at Upstairs at the Gatehouse from 10 December 2026 until 17 January 2027, with a press night set for 16 December.

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