Side by Side by Sondheim revival set for London this winter

Side by Side by Sondheim will be revived in London this winter.

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.

The 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.

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.

Butt and Bernier-Doyle commented: “Having explored Sondheim’s late work with Road Show in 2024, we couldn’t resist rewinding to the other end of the timeline to spend this holiday season immersed in the first act of his extraordinary career. Half a century after Side by Side by Sondheim first opened, we can’t wait to welcome another hundred people to the top of Highgate Hill each night to bask in the warm glow of some of the smartest, deepest, and least festive songs they’ll hear all winter.”

The cast will comprise a quartet of “all-singing, all-dancing, all piano-playing performers” and will be announced at a later date.