21:00, Sun 17th October 2027 at Random Venue 75
11:00, Wed 20th October 2027 at Royal Opera House, London
21:00, Sat 23rd October 2027 at Sadler's Wells Theatre
20:45, Sun 24th October 2027 at Barbican Centre
20:45, Wed 27th October 2027 at Royal Court Theatre
11:45, Fri 29th October 2027 at Royal Opera House, London
22:15, Mon 1st November 2027 at Savoy Theatre
19:15, Thu 4th November 2027 at Noël Coward Theatre
Michaelmas Week 2 to Week 4

Follies is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by James Goldman. The story concerns a reunion in a crumbling Broadway theatre, scheduled for demolition, of the past performers of the "Weismann's Follies," a musical revue, that played in that theatre between the World Wars. It focuses on two couples, Buddy and Sally Durant Plummer and Benjamin and Phyllis Rogers Stone, who are attending the reunion. Sally and Phyllis were showgirls in the Follies. Both couples are deeply unhappy with their marriages. Buddy, a traveling salesman, is having an affair with a girl on the road; Sally is still as much in love with Ben as she was years ago; and Ben is so self-absorbed that Phyllis feels emotionally abandoned. Several of the former showgirls perform their old numbers, sometimes accompanied by the ghosts of their former selves.
The Broadway production opened on April 4, 1971, directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett, and with choreography by Bennett. The musical was nominated for eleven Tony Awards and won seven. The original production, which ultimately lost its entire investment, ran for 522 performances. The piece has enjoyed a number of major revivals, and several of its songs have become standards, including "Broadway Baby", "I'm Still Here", "Too Many Mornings", "Could I Leave You?", and "Losing My Mind".