Production Friend is the umbrella name for the works of Rick Friend in Film, Theatre and Music Production. Based in London, Production Friend was originally set up by Rick Friend as a Theatre Production Company. Its debut production was Stuck, Friend's first play, which starred Olivier award-winning actress and comedienne Sara Crowe and received Time Out Critics Choice for Best Plays in London.
"...Outrageous and highly enjoyable satire on the filofax set...a zappy debut which marks Friend as a writer of some punch..." Time Out
Production Friend is now branching out into Film Production, with three films in various stages of development, including one on the controversial Stuckist art movement and the colourful life of Charles Thomson, its co-founder.
Production Friend is also involved in Music Production. In the 80s, along with acts Soft Cell and Visage, Rick Friend was signed up as a songwriter by the Metropolis record label and was contracted for three years with Warner Brothers Music. As a singer, Friend has performed all around the world, as a solo artist and with various bands, in venues as diverse as Stringfellows, the Barbican Centre and the Royal Academy of Music. Rick Friend has also worked as an actor.