Sonia Friedman OBE (1965–) is a British West End and Broadway Theatre Producer.
Her mother was a concert pianist, and her father, a violinist, was leader of the Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra and co-founder of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. She
trained as a stage manager at the Central School of Speech and Drama, where she is
now an honorary fellow. In the mid-1980s, along with actress and director Kelly Hunter,
Friedman created a fundraising and awareness campaign in theatres on World Aids
Day, which is now one of the biggest fundraising campaigns in theatre. Prior to forming
Sonia Friedman Productions (SFP), Friedman spent three years as the producer for the
Ambassador Theatre Group. Before joining ATG, she was the producer and co-founder
of Out of Joint, now one of Britain’s leading theatre companies. From 1989 to 1993, she
was a producer at the National Theatre, specializing in touring productions and theatre
for young people.