Biography
Sonia Friedman is a British theatre producer and founder of Sonia Friedman Productions (SFP). She trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her early career included roles at the National Theatre from 1989 to 1993, after which she co-founded the theatre company Out of Joint. She later worked as a producer for the Ambassador Theatre Group before launching SFP in 2002.
Friedman has produced or executive produced numerous stage and screen works, including the television adaptations Wolf Hall (2015), The Dresser (2015) and King Lear (2018), as well as the film Together (2021). She received an OBE in 2016 and a CBE in 2023 for services to theatre. Her sister is the actress and singer Maria Friedman.
