A Little Night Music

Sweden, 1900: a not-so-chance encounter between glamorous actress Desirée Armfeldt and successful lawyer Fredrik Egerman threatens to rekindle an affair which ended 14 years before – despite the fact that, now, neither is exactly unattached...

Fredrik has recently married the beautiful Anne, many years his junior – but all is not well in the marital bed. Desirée is involved in an amour with the irredeemably pompous Count Carl-Magnus – and that’s not going quite to plan either. Worse still, Fredrik’s son from his first marriage, the gloomy Henrik, has fallen hopelessly in love with his new step-mother. And Carl-Magnus’s devoted wife, Charlotte, is ready to cast devotion aside, believing that her wandering husband deserves a taste of his own medicine...

In an effort to resolve these romantic complications, Desirée invites the main protagonists to a house party at the country estate of her mother, the formidable Madame Armfeldt. But as the wine flows, and the midsummer night casts its spell, just who will end up with whom?

Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece is a deliciously funny exploration of love lost, love found and love rediscovered. With an achingly beautiful score – including The Miller’s Son, The Glamorous Life, A Weekend In The County and the magical Send In The Clowns – this 1973 Broadway classic, performed by a large cast of talented actormusicians, promises to be the most elegant, romantic PFT musical yet.

Could there be a better way to launch the 2015 Summer Season?