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High Society – Barbican Theatre and Touring
High Society was reviewed at the Barbican Theatre, London where it continues until 11 July 2026. The tour continues until 14 November 2026. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This production is performed with enough pure unbridled, exuberant joy, to ensure that a swellegant, elegant time is had by all.
Freddie Fox to make genre debut in Barbican’s High Society
Freddie Fox will make his musical theatre debut in the highly anticipated new production of the classic Cole Porter musical High Society at London’s Barbican next month.
High Society – The Mill at Sonning
High Society continues at the Mill at Sonning until 20 January 2023. Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thanks Joseph Pitcher for a first-rate production of a still maturing classic not to be missed at any cost at the magical Mill at Sonning until January.
High Society – the Old Vic
High Society continues at the Old Vic, London until 22 August. Star rating: 4 stars ★ ★ ★ ★ Well, did you evah? What a swell party this is! Silly but swelegant and it’s hard not to fall in love with Maria Friedman’s swish, sparkling update of the 1998 Broadway show of the 1956 Frank Sinatra-Grace Kelly-Bing […]
Interview – rising star Ellie Bamber having a ball in High Society at the Old Vic
ELLIE BAMBER is the rising star who plays the role of 14-year-old Dinah Lord in Maria Friedman’s effervescent revival of Cole Porter’s High Society at The Old Vic (opening tonight, Thursday 14 May). Ellie made her screen debut at the age of 15 alongside Martin Clunes in the ITV drama A Mother’s Son, having earlier appeared on stage […]
High Society at the Old Vic – full casting revealed
Full casting for the Old Vic’s new production of High Society has been announced. Casting includes the previously announced Kate Fleetwood , Barbara Flynn, Jamie Parker, Annabel Scholey and Rupert Young along with Ellie Bamber, Richard Grieve, Christopher Ravenscroft and Jeff Rawle. The Old Vic’s new in-the-round production of Cole Porter’s classic musical is directed by Maria Friedman, with Joe […]
High Society – Kate Fleetwood and Jamie Parker lead line-up at the Old Vic
Kate Fleetwood, Barbara Flynn, Jamie Parker, Annabel Scholey and Rupert Young are to star in The Old Vic’s new production of Cole Porter’s classic feelgood musical, High Society, directed in the round by Maria Friedman, with Joe Stilgoe and the High Society Band. The show runs from 30 April to 22 August, press night is […]
Interview – Maria Friedman celebrates New Year’s Eve with special musicals gala
It’s an understatement to say that Olivier Award-winning actress and director MARIA FRIEDMAN is busy. Along with performing her acclaimed cabaret shows and making plans to stage the Cole Porter musical High Society at the Old Vic next year, she is regularly filming BBC1’s EastEnders (playing the character of Elaine Peacock). So one would imagine that […]
Maria Friedman will direct High Society at the Old Vic
Multi-award-winning director and actress Maria Friedman will direct an in the round production of Cole Porter’s classic musical High Society at the Old Vic, previewing from 30 April 2015 and running until 22 August (press night is 14 May). High Society is, of course, based on The Philadelphia Story by Philip Barry and the 1956 MGM film musical starring Bing […]
