Sonia Anne Primrose Friedman (born Freedman; born April 1965) is a British West End and

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theatre producer. On 27 January 2017, Friedman was named Producer of the Year for the third year running at The Stage Awards, becoming the first person to win the award three times. In 2018, Friedman was featured in "TIME100", ''

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'' 's 100 Most Influential People of 2018 and was named Broadway Briefing's Show Person of the Year. In 2019, Sonia Friedman Productions was ranked ''The Stage'' 's most influential theatre producer in ''The Stage 100''.

Early life

Friedman is the youngest daughter of Clair Llewelyn (née Sims), a concert pianist, and violinist Leonard Freedman (who later changed his name to Friedman), who was

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of the

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under Sir Thomas Beecham and co-founder of many national institutions including the

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and Scottish Baroque Ensemble. Her father is from a

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immigrant family, whereas her mother is

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. Her older sister is the actress and director Maria Friedman."About Maria"
aboutmaria.com (official site) Freedman was educated at several schools including St Christopher School, Letchworth, Hertfordshire, and trained as a stage manager at the

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. It was after organising a couple of benefits for

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during the late 1980s (one of which saw over 200 celebrities working as shop assistants in

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) that she decided to follow a career as a theatre producer.

Career

Theatre producer

After working at the National Theatre between 1988 and 1993 (fulfilling the various roles of stage management, Education Manager, Head of Education and Producer of Mobile Productions and Theatre for Young People), she co-founded the new writing theatre company Out of Joint in 1993 with Max Stafford-Clark. From 1998, Friedman worked as a producer for the

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. She launched her own theatre company, Sonia Friedman Productions, in 2002. Friedman's productions have been nominated for and won numerous Olivier, Tony and other awards. At the 2014 Olivier Awards, Sonia Friedman Productions made Olivier Awards history by winning the most awards for any producer and for winning prizes for Best New Play (''

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''), Best New Musical ''( The Book of Mormon''), Best Play Revival (''

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'') and Best Musical Revival ('' Merrily We Roll Along''). In 2017, Friedman won producer of the year at The Stage Awards for a third year (becoming the first person to win the award three times), and was listed as no. 1 on The Stage power list, the second solo female to hold this position in the award's history and becoming the first person to top the list that wasn't a theatre owner. SFP productions and co-productions received an unprecedented 31 nominations in the 2017 Olivier Awards – including a record-breaking 11 for

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– the most nominated new play in Olivier history. The show went on to win 9 Olivier Awards – the most ever for one production. In 2018, Friedman was awarded the Equity Services to Theatre Award at the 18th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards, and was featured in Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World. In July 2022 it was revealed that Friedman would be developing a play with Stephen Daldry set in the same mythology as hit TV series

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however whether this play will involve any characters from the TV show has not yet been disclosed.

TV and film producer

In 2015, Sonia Friedman Productions co-produced two television dramas, the BAFTA Nominated ''

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'' which aired on BBC Two and directly followed after SFP's partnership with Playground Entertainment on the six-part mini-series adaptation of Dame

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's ''Wolf Hall'', which also aired on BBC Two in January 2015 and won two BAFTA Television Awards in 2016. In 2020, Sonia Friedman Productions partnered with Angelica Films to create a sumptuous re-interpretation of

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's stage production of Chekhov's ''Uncle Vanya''. The new film version of the production was shown in cinemas ahead of broadcast on the BBC. This made it the first UK stage production closed by the Coronavirus pandemic to have been filmed and produced for the screen. In 2021, Sonia Friedman produced ''J'Ouvert'' for BBC Four, a film version of the live theatre production at the Harold Pinter Theatre. In 2021, Friedman and Guy Heeley produced Together, multi award-winning writer, Dennis Kelly’s searingly funny and painfully poignant love story, starring BAFTA award-winning and Golden Globe nominated

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and BAFTA award-winning and Emmy nominated Sharon Horgan, directed by the multi award-winning Stephen Daldry.

Honours

Friedman was appointed

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(OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to theatre and

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(CBE) in the

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, also for services to theatre.

Theatre credits

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Accidental Death of an Anarchist ''Accidental Death of an Anarchist'' ( it, Morte accidentale di un anarchico) is a play by Italian playwright Dario Fo that premiered in 1970. Considered a classic of 20th-century theater, it has been performed across the world in more than for ...

'' (1990) * ''

Tartuffe ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

'' (1991) * '' The Queen and I'' (1994) * '' The Libertine'' (1995) * ''

Shopping and Fucking ''Shopping and Fucking'' (sometimes billed as ''Shopping and F**king'') is a 1996 play by English playwright Mark Ravenhill. It was Ravenhill's first full-length play. It received its first public reading at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 19 ...

'' (1996) * ''Blue Kettle / Heart's Desire'' (1997) * ''

The Steward of Christendom ''The Steward of Christendom'' is a 1995 play written by Irish playwright Sebastian Barry. It focuses on Thomas Dunne, loosely based on Barry's great-grandfather, the former chief superintendent of the Dublin Metropolitan Police, now (1932) conf ...

'' (1997) * '' Three Sisters'' (1997) * '' Spoonface Steinberg'' (1999) * ''

Speed the Plow ''Speed-the-Plow'' is a 1988 play by David Mamet that is a satirical dissection of the American movie business. As stated in ''The Producer's Perspective'', "this is a theme Mamet would revisit in his later films '' Wag the Dog'' (1997) and ''S ...

'' (2000) * ''

Noises Off ''Noises Off'' is a 1982 play by the English playwright Michael Frayn. Frayn conceived the idea in 1970 while watching from the wings a performance of '' The Two of Us'', a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave. He said, "It was funnier ...

'' (2000) * '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (2001) * '' Benefactors'' (2002) * '' Up For Grabs'' (2002) * ''Afterplay'' (2002) * ''What the Night Is For'' (2002) * ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' (2002) * ''

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'' (2003) * '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' (2003), on Broadway * ''

Sexual Perversity in Chicago ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago'' is a play written by David Mamet that examines the sex lives of two men and two women in the 1970s. The play is filled with profanity and regional jargon that reflects the working-class language of Chicago. Th ...

'' (2003) * ''Absolutely! (Perhaps)'' (2003) * ''Hitchcock Blonde'' (2003) * ''See You Next Tuesday'' (2003) * '' Jumpers'' (2003) * ''Calico'' (2004) * '' Endgame'' (2004) * ''Guantánamo'' (2004) * '' The Woman in White'' (2004) * ''By the Bog of Cats'' (2005) * ''Whose Life is it Anyway'' (2005) * ''

The Home Place ''The Home Place'' is a play written by Brian Friel that first premiered at the Gate Theatre, Dublin on 1 February 2005. After a sold-out season at the Gate, it transferred to the Comedy Theatre (now Harold Pinter Theatre), in London's West E ...

'' (2005) * ''

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 h ...

'' (2005) * ''Shoot the Crow'' (2005) * '' Celebration'' (2005) * ''Otherwise Engaged'' (2005) * '' The Woman in White'' (2005) on Broadway * ''Donkeys' Years'' (2006) * ''On the Third Day'' (2006) * ''

Eh Joe ''Eh Joe'' is a piece for television, written in English by Samuel Beckett, his first work for the medium. It was begun on the author's fifty-ninth birthday, 13 April 1965, and completed by 1 May. “It asfollowed by six undated typescripts (num ...

'' (2006) * '' Bent'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006), on Broadway; nominated for a Best Revival Tony Award * ''Love Song'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2006) * ''King of Hearts'' (2007) * '' The Dumb Waiter'' (2007) * '' Boeing-Boeing'' (2007) * ''

In Celebration ''In Celebration'' is a 1975 British drama film directed by Lindsay Anderson. It is based in the 1969 stage production of the same name by David Storey which was also directed by Anderson. The movie was produced and released as part of the Amer ...

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Is He Dead? ''Is He Dead?'' is a play by Mark Twain based on his earlier 1893 short story. The play, written by Twain in 1898, was first published in print in 2003 after Mark Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin read the manuscript in the archives of the Mark ...

'' (2007), on Broadway * ''Donkeys' Years'' (2007) * ''Hergé's Adventures of

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'', a musical version of ''

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'' (2007) * '' Boeing-Boeing'' (2008), in Australia * '' Boeing-Boeing'' (2008), on Broadway * ''

That Face ''That Face'' is a two- act play written by Polly Stenham. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 26 April 2007, directed by Jeremy Herrin. The play was revived at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End in 2008, opening on ...

'' (2008) * ''Under the Blue Sky'' (2008) * ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises ...

'' (2008), on Broadway * ''

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'' (2008) * '' La Cage Aux Folles'' (2008) * ''Maria Friedman: Re-Arranged'' (2008) * '' Boeing-Boeing'' (2009), UK tour * ''

Dancing at Lughnasa ''Dancing at Lughnasa'' is a 1990 play by dramatist Brian Friel set in County Donegal in Ulster in the north of Ireland in August 1936 in the fictional town of Ballybeg. It is a memory play told from the point of view of the adult Michael Eva ...

'' (2009) * ''

A View from the Bridge ''A View from the Bridge'' is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It was first staged on September 29, 1955, as a one-act verse drama with ''A Memory of Two Mondays'' at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. The run was unsuccessful, and M ...

'' (2009) * ''

A Little Night Music ''A Little Night Music'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Inspired by the 1955 Ingmar Bergman film ''Smiles of a Summer Night'', it involves the romantic lives of several couples. Its title is a ...

'' (2009) * ''

The Norman Conquests ''The Norman Conquests'' is a trilogy of plays written in 1973 by Alan Ayckbourn. Each of the plays depicts the same six characters over the same weekend in a different part of a house. ''Table Manners'' is set in the dining room, ''Living Toget ...

'' (2009), on Broadway * ''

The Mountaintop ''The Mountaintop'' is a play by American playwright Katori Hall. It is a fictional depiction of Martin Luther King Jr.'s last night on earth set entirely in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his assassination in 1968. Historical ...

'' (2009) * '' Arcadia'' (2009) * ''

Othello ''Othello'' (full title: ''The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice'') is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, probably in 1603, set in the contemporary Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) fought for the control of the Island of Cyp ...

'' (2009) * '' Prick Up Your Ears'' (2009) * '' After Miss Julie'' (2009), on Broadway * ''

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'' (2009) * ''

'', on Broadway (2009) * ''

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'' (2010) * ''

Private Lives ''Private Lives'' is a 1930 comedy of manners in three acts by Noël Coward. It concerns a divorced couple who, while honeymooning with their new spouses, discover that they are staying in adjacent rooms at the same hotel. Despite a perpetu ...

'' (2010) * '' The Prisoner of Second Avenue'' (2010) * ''

All My Sons ''All My Sons'' is a three-act Play (theatre), play written in 1946 by Arthur Miller. It opened on Broadway theatre, Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Coronet Theatre in New York City on January 29, 1947, closed on November 8, 1949, and r ...

'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010), on Broadway * '' Shirley Valentine'' and '' Educating Rita'' (2010) * '' La Bete'' (2010), and on Broadway * '' A Flea in Her Ear'' (2010) * '' La Cage Aux Folles'' (2010) on Broadway * '' The Children's Hour'' (2011) * ''

Clybourne Park ''Clybourne Park'' is a 2010 play by Bruce Norris written as a spin-off to Lorraine Hansberry's play '' A Raisin in the Sun'' (1959). It portrays fictional events set during and after the Hansberry play, and is loosely based on historical event ...

'' (2011) * '' Arcadia'' (2011), on Broadway * ''

'' (2011), on Broadway * '' The Book of Mormon'' (2011), on Broadway * ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' ( W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. 1387 The play ...

'' (2011) * ''

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'' (2011) * ''

Top Girls ''Top Girls'' is a 1982 play by Caryl Churchill. It centres around Marlene, a career-driven woman who is heavily invested in women's success in business. The play examines the roles available to women in old society, and what it means or takes fo ...

'' (2011) * '' La Cage Aux Folles'' (2011–12), US tour * ''

'' (2011), on Broadway * ''

'' (2011–2012) * '' Master Class'' (2012) * '' Absent Friends'' (2012) * ''

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Death of a Salesman ''Death of a Salesman'' is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. It is a two-act tragedy set in late 1940s Brooklyn told through a montage ...

'' (2012), on Broadway * '' Nice Work If You Can Get It'' (2012–2013), on Broadway * ''

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'' (2012) * '' A Chorus of Disapproval'' (2012–2013) * ''

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'' (2012–2013) * ''

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'' (2012–2013) * '' Old Times'' (2013) * '' The Book of Mormon'' (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) * '' Merrily We Roll Along'' (2013) * ''

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'' (2013) * ''1984'' (2013) * '' Shakespeare in Love'' (2014) * ''

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, Frank McGuinness translation (2014) * '' Sunny Afternoon'' (2014) * '' The River'' (2014), on Broadway * '' The Nether'' (2014) * ''

'' (2013), New York * ''

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'' (2015) * ''1984'' (2015) * ''

Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play, with 29,551 words. Set in Denmark, the play depicts ...

'' (2015) * ''Farinelli and The King'' (2015) * ''

'' (2015), on Broadway * ''A Christmas Carol'' (2015) * '' Funny Girl'' (2016) * ''1984'' (2016) * ''

'' (2016, 2017, 2018) * ''Sunny Afternoon UK Tour'' (2016) * ''Nice Fish'' (2016) * ''

Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,G ...

'' (2016, 2017, 2018) * ''

The Glass Menagerie ''The Glass Menagerie'' is a memory play by Tennessee Williams that premiered in 1944 and catapulted Williams from obscurity to fame. The play has strong autobiographical elements, featuring characters based on its author, his Histrionic persona ...

'' (2017) * ''

Travesties ''Travesties'' is a 1974 play by Tom Stoppard. The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing '' Ulysses'' ...

'' (2017) * ''Funny Girl UK Tour'' (2017) * ''

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? ''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' is a play by Edward Albee first staged in October 1962. It examines the complexities of the marriage of a middle-aged couple, Martha and George. Late one evening, after a university faculty party, they receive ...

'' (2017) * ''The Ferryman'' (2017), at

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'' (2017) * ''The Ferryman'' (2017, 2018), at Gielgud Theatre * ''Hamlet'' (2017), at

Harold Pinter Theatre The Harold Pinter Theatre, known as the Comedy Theatre until 2011,

* ''1984'' (2017), New York * ''Ink'' (2017/2018), at

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* ''Farinelli and the King'' (2017, 2018), in

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* ''The Jungle'' (2018), at

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* ''Consent'' (2018), at the Harold Pinter Theatre * ''The Inheritance'' (2018), at the Noel Coward * ''Summer and Smoke'' (2018), at

* ''The Jungle'' (2018), at St. Ann's Warehouse, New York * ''All About Eve'' (2019), at the Noel Coward * ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (2019), at The Playhouse Theatre * ''Rosmersholm'' (2019), at Duke of York's Theatre * ''The Jungle'' (2019), at San Francisco's Curran * ''

'' (2019) in San Francisco * '' The Book of Mormon'' (2019-2020), UK & European tour * '' The Inheritance'' (2019), at Ethel Barrymore Theater, New York * ''

'' (2020) in Hamburg * ''Uncle Vanya'' (2020), at

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* ''Leopoldstadt'' (2020), at

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* ''Dreamgirls UK Tour'' from 2021 * ''The Comeback'' (2020), at Noel Coward Theatre * ''Walden'' (2021), RE:EMERGE Season at

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* ''The Shark is Broken'' (2021), at The Ambassadors Theatre * ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (2022), at Gielgud Theatre * ''

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* ''

'' (2022) in Toronto * ''

'' (2023) in Tokyo, Japan * ''Oklahoma!'' (2022) at the Young Vic Theatre * ''The 47th'' (2022) at The Old Vic * ''Meangirls'' (2022) US Tour * ''Jerusalem'' (2022) at the Apollo Theatre * ''Funny Girl'' (2022) on Broadway * ''Merrily We Roll Along'' (2022) at The New York Theatre Workshop * ''Hamlet'' (2022) at Park Avenue Armory * ''Oresteia'' (2022) at Park Avenue Armory * ''Eureka Day'' (2022) at The Old Vic * ''The Piano Lesson'' (2022) at St James Theatre * ''Leopoldstadt'' (2022) at Longacre Theatre * ''Oklahoma!'' (2023) at Wyndham's Theatre * ''Patriots'' (2023) at Noël Coward Theatre * ''New York, New York'' (2023) at St James Theatre

TV and film credits

* ''

Wolf Hall ''Wolf Hall'' is a 2009 historical novel by English author Hilary Mantel, published by Fourth Estate, named after the Seymour family's seat of Wolfhall, or Wulfhall, in Wiltshire. Set in the period from 1500 to 1535, ''Wolf Hall'' is a symp ...

'' (2015) * ''

King Lear ''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane a ...

'' (2018) * ''

Uncle Vanya ''Uncle Vanya'' ( rus, Дя́дя Ва́ня, r=Dyádya Ványa, p=ˈdʲædʲə ˈvanʲə) is a play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1898, and was first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre under the di ...

'' (2020) * ''J'Ouvert'' (2021) * ''Together'' (2021)

Awards

Following is a selection of the awards won by Sonia Friedman and SFP's productions or co-productions.

Olivier Awards
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* ''Leopoldstadt'', Best New Play, 2020 * ''Leopoldstadt'', Adrian Scarborough, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 2020 * ''Fiddler on the Roof'', Best Musical Revival, 2020 * ''All About Eve'', Monica Dolan, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 2019 * ''The Inheritance'', Best New Play, 2019 * ''The Inheritance'', Stephen Daldry, Best Director, 2019 * ''The Inheritance'', Kyle Soller, Best Actor, 2019 * ''The Inheritance'', Best Lighting Design, 2019 * ''Summer and Smoke'', Best Revival, 2019 * ''Summer and Smoke'', Patsy Ferran, Best Actress, 2019* ''The Ferryman'', Best New Play, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Sam Mendes, Best Director, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Laura Donnelly, Best Actress, 2018 * ''Ink'', Bertie Carvel, Best Supporting Actor, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Best New Play, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', John Tiffany, Best Director, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Jamie Parker, Best Actor, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Noma Dumezweni, Best Actress in a Supporting Role, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Anthony Boyle, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Neil Austin, Best Lighting Design, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Gareth Fry, Best Sound Design, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Katrina Lindsay, Best Costume Design, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Christine Jones, Best Set Design, 2017 * ''Dreamgirls'', Amber Riley, Best Actress in a Musical, 2017 * ''Dreamgirls'', Adam J Bernard, Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical, 2017 * ''Oresteia'', Robert Icke, Best Director, 2016 * ''Sunny Afternoon'', Best New Musical, 2015 * ''Sunny Afternoon'', John Dagleish, Best Actor in a Musical, 2015 * ''Sunny Afternoon'', George Maguire, Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, 2015 * ''Sunny Afternoon'', Ray Davis, Outstanding Achievement in Music, 2015 * ''The Nether'', Es Devlin, Best Set Design, 2015 * ''King Charles III'', Best New Play, 2015 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Best New Musical, 2014 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Gavin Creel, Best Actor in a Musical, 2014 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Stephen Ashfield, Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, 2014 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Casey Nicholaw, Best Theatre Choreography, 2014 * ''Chimerica'', Best New Play, 2014 * ''Chimerica'', Lyndsey Turner, Best Director, 2014 * ''Chimerica'', Es Devlin, Best Set Design, 2014 * ''Chimerica'', Tim Lutkin and Finn Ross, Best Lighting Design, 2014 * ''Chimerica'', Carolyn Downing, Best Sound Design, 2014 * ''Ghosts'', Best Revival, 2014 * ''Ghosts'', Lesley Manville, Best Actress, 2014 * ''Ghosts'', Jack Lowden, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, 2014 * ''Merrily We Roll Along'', Best Musical Revival, 2014 * ''Merrily We Roll Along'', Gareth Owen, Best Sound Design, 2014 * ''Legally Blonde'', Best New Musical, 2011 * ''Legally Blonde'', Sheridan Smith, Best Actress in a Musical, 2011 * ''Legally Blonde'', Jill Halfpenny, Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical, 2011 * ''The Mountaintop'', Best New Play, 2010 * ''Jerusalem'', Mark Rylance, Best Actor in a Play, 2010 * ''Jerusalem'', Ultz, Best Set Design, 2010 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Best Musical Revival, 2009 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Douglas Hodge, Best Actor in a Musical, 2009 * ''Rock 'n' Roll'', Rufus Sewell, Best Actor in a Play, 2007 * ''Woman in White'', Mick Potter, Best Sound Design, 2005 * ''Hitchcock Blonde'', William Dudley, Best Set Design, 2004 * ''Ragtime'', Maria Friedman, Best Actress in a Musical, 2004

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* ''The Inheritance'', Best Play, 2020-21 * ''The Inheritance'', Stephen Daldry, Best Direction of a Play, 2020-21 * ''The Inheritance'', Andrew Burnap, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, 2020-21 * ''The Inheritance'', Lois Smith, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play, 2020-21 * ''The Ferryman'', Best Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman'', Sam Mendes, Best Direction of a Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman'', Rob Howell, Best Scenic Design of a Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman'', Rob Howell, Best Costume Design of a Play, 2019 * ''Ink'', Bertie Carvel, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play, 2019 * ''Ink'', Best Lighting Design of a Play, Neil Austin, 2019 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Best Play, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', John Tiffany, Best Director, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Katrina Lindsay, Best Costume Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Neil Austin, Best Lighting Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Christine Jones, Best Scenic Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Gareth Fry, Best Sound Design, 2018 * ''A View from the Bridge'', Best Revival of a Play, 2016 * ''Humans'', Best Play, 2016 * ''A Raisin in the Sun'', Best Revival of a Play, 2014 * ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'', Judy Kaye, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, 2012 * ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'', Michael McGrath, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, 2012 * ''Death of a Salesman'', Best Revival of a Play, 2012 * ''Death of a Salesman'', Mike Nichols, Best Direction of a Play, 2012 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Best Musical, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, Best Book of a Musical, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, Best Original Score, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, Best Direction of a Musical, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Larry Hochman & Stephen Oremus, Best Orchestrations, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Scott Pask, Best Scenic Design of a Musical, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Brian MacDevitt, Best Lighting Design of a Musical, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Brian Ronan, Best Sound Design of a Musical, 2011 * ''The Book Of Mormon'', Nikki M. James, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, 2011 * ''Jerusalem'', Mark Rylance, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, 2011 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Best Revival of a Musical, 2010 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Douglas Hodge, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical, 2010 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Terry Johnson, Best Direction of a Musical, 2010 * ''A Little Night Music'', Catherine Zeta-Jones, Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical, 2010 * ''A View From the Bridge'', Scarlett Johansson, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, 2010 * ''The Norman Conquests'', Best Revival of a Play, 2009 * ''Boeing-Boeing'', Best Revival of a Play, 2008 * ''Boeing-Boeing'', Mark Rylance, Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play, 2008 * ''Faith Healer'', Ian McDiarmid, Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play, 2006 * ''Noises Off'', Katie Finneran, Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play, 2002

Bafta Television Awards
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* Drama Series, ''Together'', 2022 * Drama Series, ''Wolf Hall'', 2016 * Leading Actor, Mark Rylance, ''Wolf Hall'', 2016

The Stage Awards
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* Producer of the year, Sonia Friedman, 2019 * Producer of the year, Sonia Friedman, 2017 * Producer of the year, Sonia Friedman, 2016 * Producer of the year, Sonia Friedman, 2015

Evening Standard Awards
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* ''The Inheritance'', Best Play, 2018 * ''The Jungle'', Miriam Buether, Best Design, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Best Play, 2017 * ''The Ferryman'', Sam Mendes, Best Director, 2017 * ''The Ferryman'', Tom Glynn-Carney, Emerging Talent, 2017 * ''Dreamgirls'', Amber Riley, Best Musical Performance, 2017 * ''Ink'', Best Design, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Best Play, 2016 * ''Oresteia'', Robert Icke, Best Director, 2015 * ''All My Sons'', Howard Davies, Best Director, 2010 * ''Jerusalem'', Best Play, 2009 * ''Jerusalem'', Mark Rylance, Best Actor, 2009 * ''Othello'', Lenny Henry, Outstanding Newcomer, 2009 * ''That Face'', Polly Stenham, Most Promising Playwright, 2007 * ''Home Place'', Brian Friel, Best Play, 2005

Drama Desk Awards
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* ''The Inheritance,'' Outstanding Play, 2020 * ''The Inheritance,'' Stephen Daldry, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2020 * ''The Inheritance,'' Paul Hilton, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, 2020 * ''The Inheritance,'' Lois Smith, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, 2020 * ''The Inheritance,'' Paul Arditti and Christopher Reid, Outstanding Sound Design in a Play, 2020 * ''The Ferryman,'' Outstanding Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman,'' Sam Mendes, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman,'' Tom Glynn-Carney, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman,'' Nick Powell, Outstanding Sound Design in a Play, 2019 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,'' Outstanding New Broadway Play, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,'' John Tiffany, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,'' Christine Jones, Outstanding Set Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,'' Neil Austin, Outstanding Light Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,'' Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, Outstanding Projection Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,'' Gareth Fry, Outstanding Sound Design, 2018 * ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'', Joe DiPietro, Outstanding Book of a Musical, 2012 * ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'', Judy Kaye, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, 2012 * ''Nice Work If You Can Get It'', Michael McGrath, Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical, 2012 * ''Death of a Salesman'', Outstanding Revival of a Play, 2012 * ''Death of a Salesman'', Mike Nichols, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2012 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Outstanding Musical, 2011 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Casey Nicholaw and Trey Parker, Outstanding Director of a Musical, 2011 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, Outstanding Music, 2011 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, Outstanding Lyrics, 2011 * ''La Cage aux Folles'', Outstanding Revival of a Musical, 2010 * ''La Cage aux Folles'', Douglas Hodge, Outstanding Actor in a Musical, 2010 * ''La Cage aux Folles'', Matthew Wright, Outstanding Costume Design, 2010 * ''A Little Night Music'', Catherine Zeta-Jones, Outstanding Actress in a Musical, 2010 * ''A View From the Bridge'', Outstanding Revival of a Play, 2010 * ''A View From the Bridge'', Liev Schreiber, Outstanding Actor in a Play, 2010 * ''The Norman Conquests'', Outstanding Revival of a Play, 2009 * ''The Norman Conquests'', Matthew Warchus, Outstanding Director, 2009 * ''The Norman Conquests'', Outstanding Ensemble Performance, 2009 * ''Boeing-Boeing'', Outstanding Revival of a Play, 2008 * ''Boeing-Boeing'', Mark Rylance, Outstanding Actor in a Play, 2008 * ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'', Eddie Izzard, Outstanding Actor in a Play, 2003

Critics' Circle Awards
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* ''The Inheritance'', Best New Play, 2018 * ''The Inheritance'', Best Director, 2018 * ''The Inheritance'', Best Actor, Kyle Soller, 2018 * ''Summer and Smoke'', Best Actress, Patsy Ferran, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Best New Play, 2017 * ''Hamlet'', Best Shakespearean Performance, Andrew Scott, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two'', Best Director, John Tiffany, 2016 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two'', Best Designer, Christine Jones, 2016 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two'', Most Promising Newcomer, Anthony Boyle, 2016 * ''Bend It Like Beckham'', Best Musical, 2015 * ''King Charles III'', Best New Play, 2014 * ''Chimerica'', Best New Play, 2013 * ''Merrily We Roll Along'', Best Musical, 2012 * ''All My Sons'', Best Actor, David Suchet, 2011 * ''Clybourne Park'', Best New Play, 2011 * ''Jerusalem'', Best New Play, 2010 * ''Jerusalem'', Mark Rylance, Best Actor, 2010 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Best Musical, 2009

WhatsOnStage Awards
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* ''The Inheritance'', Best New Play, 2019 * ''The Inheritance'', Vanessa Redgrave, Best Supporting Actress in a Play, 2019 * ''Sonia Friedman'', Equity Services to Theatre Award, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Best West End Show, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Best Show Poster, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Best New Play, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Best Direction, 2018 * ''The Ferryman'', Fra Fee, Best Supporting Actor in a Play, 2018 * ''Hamlet'', Best Play Revival, 2018 * ''Hamlet'', Juliet Stevenson, Best Supporting Actress in a Play, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Best New Play, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Jamie Parker, Best Actor in a Play, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Anthony Boyle, Best Supporting Actor in a Play, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Noma Dumezweni, Best Supporting Actress in a Play, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', John Tiffany, Best Direction, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Christine Jones, Best Set Design, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Neil Austin, Best Lighting Design, 2017 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Finn Ross and Ash Woodward, Best Video Design, 2017 * ''Dreamgirls'', Amber Riley, Best Actress in a Musical, 2017 * ''Funny Girl'', Best Musical Revival, 2017 * ''Hamlet'', Best Play Revival, 2016 * ''Hamlet'', Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Actor in a Play, 2016 * ''Hamlet'', Es Devlin, Best Set Design, 2016 * ''Hamlet'', Jane Cox, Best Lighting Design, 2016 * ''Shakespeare in Love'', Best New Play, 2015 * ''The Book of Mormon'', Best New Musical, 2014 * ''Twelfth Night'', Stephen Fry, Best Supporting Actor in a Play, 2013 * ''Richard III & Twelfth Night'', The IMAIL Best Ensemble Performance, 2013 * ''Twelfth Night'', Best Shakespearean Production, 2013 * ''Much Ado About Nothing'', David Tennant and Catherine Tate reuniting on stage, Theatre Event of the Year, 2012 * ''Much Ado About Nothing'', Best Shakespearean Production, 2012 * ''All My Sons'', Zoe Wanamaker, Best Actress in a Play, 2011 * ''All My Sons'', David Suchet, Best Actor in a Play, 2011 * ''Legally Blonde'', Sheridan Smith, Best Actress in a Musical, 2011 * ''Legally Blonde'', Jill Halfpenny, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, 2011 * ''Shirley Valentine'', Meer Syal, Best Solo Performance, 2011 * ''Legally Blonde'', by Nell Benjamin, Lawrence O’Keefe & Heather Hach, Best New Musical, 2011 * ''Legally Blonde'', Jerry Mitchell, Best Choreographer, 2011 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', John Barrowman, Best Takeover Role, 2010 * ''Jerusalem'', by Jez Butterworth, Best New Play, 2010 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Tracie Bennett, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, 2009 * ''Under The Blue Sky'', by David Eldridge, Best New Play, 2009 * ''La Cage Aux Folles'', Lynne Page, Best Choreographer, 2009 * ''The Dumb Waiter'', Lee Evans, Best Supporting Actor, 2008 * ''Rock ‘n’ Roll'', by Tom Stoppard, Best New Play, 2007 * ''Rock ‘n’ Roll'', Trevor Nunn, Best Director, 2007 * ''Otherwise Engaged'', Anthony Head, Best Supporting Actor, 2006 * ''The Woman in White'', Michael Ball, Best Takeover Role, 2006 * ''The Woman in White'', Maria Freidman, Best Actress in a Musical, 2005 * ''The Woman in White'', Angela Christian, Best Supporting Actress in a Musical, 2005 * ''The Woman in White'', Michael Crawford, Best Actor in a Musical, 2005 * ''The Woman in White'', Trevor Nunn, Best Director, 2005 * ''The Woman in White'', William Dudley, Best Set Designer, 2005 * ''What the Night Is For'', Gillian Anderson, Best Actress in a Play, 2003 * ''Up For Grabs'', Sian Thomas, Best Supporting Actress in a Play, 2003 * ''Up For Grabs'', Madonna's West End debut, Theatre Event of the Year, 2003 * ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'', Victoria Hamilton, Best Actress in a Play, 2002 * ''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'', Best Play Revival, 2002

South Bank Sky Arts Awards
* ''Uncle Vanya'', 2021 * ''The Inheritance'', 2019 * ''The Jungle'', 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', 2017 * ''King Charles III'', 2015

Outer Critics Circle Awards
* ''The Inheritance, Outstanding New Broadway Play, 2020 (Honours) * ''The Inheritance, Stephen Daldry, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2020 (Honours) * ''The Inheritance, John Benjamin Hickey, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, 2020 (Honours) * ''The Inheritance, Paul Hilton, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, 2020 (Honours) * ''The Inheritance, Samuel H. Levine, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, 2020 (Honours) * ''The Inheritance, Lois Smith, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play, 2020 (Honours) * ''The Ferryman'', Outstanding New Broadway Play, 2019 * ''The Ferryman'', Sam Mendes, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2019 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Outstanding New Broadway Play, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', John Tiffany, Outstanding Director of a Play, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Christine Jones, Outstanding Scenic Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Neil Austin, Outstanding Lighting Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Finn Ross & Ash Woodward, Outstanding Projection Design, 2018 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Gareth Fry, Outstanding Sound Design, 2018 * ''Mean Girls'', Tina Fey, Outstanding Book of a Musical, 2018

New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards
* ''The Ferryman'', Best Play, 2019

Drama League Awards
* ''The Inheritance'', Outstanding Production of a Play, 2020 * ''The Ferryman'', Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play, 2019 * ''Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'', Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play, 2018

Personal life
She is the younger sister of director/actress/singer Maria Friedman, violinist Richard Friedman and Dr Sarah Beecham. Her younger (half) brother, Ben, is a television director (his credits include being Director / Producer of ''
The Great British Bake Off ''The Great British Bake Off'' (often abbreviated to ''Bake Off'' or ''GBBO'') is a British television baking competition, produced by Love Productions, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, atte ...
''). Sonia lives with the writer Joe Murphy in their East End pub and they have two dogs.

References

External links

Sonia Friedman Productions

Out of Joint Theatre
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Olivier Awards
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Sonia 1965 births Living people English Jews English people of Russian-Jewish descent Alumni of the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama British theatre managers and producers Women theatre managers and producers People educated at St Christopher School, Letchworth Commanders of the Order of the British Empire