RJG Productions in association with The Watermill Theatre present FANNY by Calum Finlay
'You're not stupid for wanting things to change, Fanny – it's just that we have to play the music that gets handed to us.'
Meet Fanny Mendelssohn. You'll probably know her younger brother Felix, from nineteenth-century smash hits like 'The Wedding March'. Felix was such a musical sensation that Queen Victoria requested a personal concert and even sung her favorite of his compositions: ‘Italien’. The only problem was Felix didn’t write it. The piece of music was Fanny’s, quietly published under her brother's name.
So - when Fanny intercepts a letter inviting Felix to go back to England and premiere a new orchestral work for the Queen, Fanny decides to hide the letter and take her rightful place at the palace…!
Fanny is a joyful and irreverent comedy celebrating music, family and – at last – the work of a composer overlooked because of her sex.
2hr. Incl. interval.
10th October, 2025
15th November, 2025
Writer: Calum Finlay
Director: Katie-Ann McDonough
FANNY & Creative Associate: Charlie Russell
Producer: RJG Productions
Associate Producer: The Watermill Theatre
Photography: Pamela Raith
PR: Arabella Neville-Rolfe
Location: Off West End
Bus numbers: (St Mary's Church (Stop N) 4, 19, 30, 43
RJG Productions in association with The Watermill Theatre present FANNY by Calum Finlay
Meet Fanny Mendelssohn. You'll probably know her younger brother Felix, from nineteenth-century smash hits like 'The Wedding March'. Felix was such a musical sensation that Queen Victoria requested a personal concert and even sung her favorite of his compositions: ‘Italien’. The only problem was Felix didn’t write it. The piece of music was Fanny’s, quietly published under her brother's name. So - when Fanny intercepts a letter inviting Felix to go back to England and premiere a new orchestral work for the Queen, Fanny decides to hide the letter and take her rightful place at the palace…!
Fanny runs for 2hr. Incl. interval.
Fanny is at London's King's Head Theatre, which is located at 116P Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 1QP, -, London, N1 1QP.
Fanny tickets start at £13.
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