Meet the London cast of Fanny, starring Charlie Russell!

Following its acclaimed world premiere at The Watermill Theatre in 2024, this “life enhancing comedy” (**** Whatsonstage.com) brings Fanny Mendelssohn’s long- overlooked story to the London stage with a new company, once again led by Mischief’s Charlie Russell as ‘Fanny’ – fresh from her most recent West End season in A Comedy About Spies.

The actor said: “I am really looking forward to returning to Fanny. It’s a beautiful, funny, irreverent play that I can’t wait to share with London. The cast is intimidatingly excellent, and we’re so lucky to have the whole incredible team, on and off stage. We get to tell Fanny’s story, the ‘what if’ she had the agency to do something different, and that’s a privilege.”

For this new run at the King’s Head Theatre, she’ll be joined by Daniel Abbott (Linck & Mulhahn, Hampstead Theatre; Groan Ups, Mischief UK Tour),as Felix, Kim Ismay (Mamma Mia!, Wicked, Elf, all West End) as Lea, and Jeremy Lloyd (Mischief's Olivier-winning The Comedy About a Bank Robbery, West End) as Paul. Danielle Phillips (The Comedy of Errors, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Shakespeare's Globe) plays Rebecka, and Riad Richie (The Comedy of Errors, Tartuffe, and others, RSC) plays Wilhelm.

Writer Calum Finlay added: “I couldn’t be more thrilled to have this extraordinary group of artists bringing Fanny to London. They’re funny and talented and are already elevating the story far beyond what I imagined on the page. I can’t wait for London audiences to enjoy this new version of the play!”