Les Misérables Tickets

A date has been set for Australian musicals star Josh Piterman to join the cast of Cameron Mackintosh's Les Miserables at the Sondheim theatre in London. Piterman was due to join the rest of the new Les Mis cast, including Stewart Clarke as Javert and Lucie Jones as Fantine, on 27 March 2023, but had to pull out due to an injury with his throat. He will now join Les Miserables, in the role of Jean Valjean, from 24 April 2023. The actor went on Instagram a few weeks ago to explain his injury, and how his dream of getting a break between performing Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera in Australia, and coming to London for Les Miserables, was unexpectedly realised! https://www.instagram.com/p/CqnG-RPo9Ku/?hl=en Other cast in the London production include Claire Machin as Madame Thénardier, Harry Chandler as Enjolras, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine, Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette. Written Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, Les Miserables is London's - and the world's - longest-running musical of all time, and features songs including I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many more. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

Australian musicals star Josh Piterman has had to delay his starring role in Cameron Mackintosh's Les Miserables at the Sondheim theatre in London. Piterman is suffering an injury, and now won't join the cast to play Jean Valjean until late April, with the exact date to be announced. He was due to join new cast members Stewart Clarke as Javert and Lucie Jones as Fantine this Monday, 27 March 2023. Dean Chisnall, who is currently playing Jean Valjean following the UK tour, will stay in the role until 15 April 2023. A statement from the producers of Les Mis posted on social media said: "Due to an injury Josh Piterman will now join the Les Miserables London company in late April: his opening night will be announced at a later date. We are delighted that Dean Chisnall will be extending his current run as Jean Valjean until 15 April." Other cast include Claire Machin as Madame Thénardier, Harry Chandler as Enjolras, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine, Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette. The company is completed by Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Emma Barr, Will Barratt, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack, Christopher Jacobsen, Will Jennings, Benjamin Karran, Yazmin King, Bart Lambert, Sarah Lark, Adam Robert Lewis, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Donald Craig Manuel, Jodie Nolan, Sam Peggs, Jo Stephenson, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray. Josh Piterman's West End debut came in 2019 when he took on the role of The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre. His other roles include Hairspray, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, and West Side Story. Written Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, Les Miserables is London's - and the world's - longest-running musical of all time, and features songs including I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many more. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

The London production of Les Misérables has opened a new booking period to its open-ended run at the Sondheim Theatre in London. Les Miserables is now booking to 2 March 2024 in the West End. Les Miserables currently stars Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as FantineRobert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine and Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras.  The company also includes Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Will Barratt, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek,  Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack,  Christopher Jacobsen, Will Jennings, Benjamin Karran, Yazmin King, Bart Lambert, Sarah Lark, Adam Robert Lewis, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Donald Craig Manuel, Jodie Nolan, Sam Peggs, Jo Stephenson, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray. Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

Cameron Mackintosh has announced a new cast for his production of Les Miserables at the Sondheim theatre in London. The new cast will take over on Monday 27 March 2023. Josh Piterman is set to play Jean Valjean from 27 March, alongside Stewart Clarke as Javert, Lucie Jones as Fantine, Claire Machin as Madame Thénardier and Harry Chandler as Enjolras. They join Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine, Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette. Also, from 28 February to 25 March 2023 Dean Chisnall is back at the Sondheim, to play the role of Jean Valjean for a strictly limited season, after the playing the role in the Les Mis tour. The company is completed by Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Emma Barr, Will Barratt, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack, Christopher Jacobsen, Will Jennings, Benjamin Karran, Yazmin King, Bart Lambert, Sarah Lark, Adam Robert Lewis, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Donald Craig Manuel, Jodie Nolan, Sam Peggs, Jo Stephenson, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray. Les Miserables is London's - and the world's - longest-running musical of all time, seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 53 countries and in 22 languages. The show recently completed a big UK and Ireland tour, and the North America tour relaunched late last year. Up next is a new tour of The Netherlands and Belgium, which kicks off in March 2023 at the Royal Theater Carré in Amsterdam. Written Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the show boasts songs including I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many more. The Les Miserables creative team includes music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realised by Finn Ross & Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, and musicsupervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo. Costume design is also by Paul Wills. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London More about the new cast of Les Mis Josh Piterman is an established Australian musical theatre performer and classical crossover artist, who made his West End debut in 2019 as The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. He is currently reprising the role at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, having recently played the Sydney Opera House to critical acclaim with a “star performance” (Australian Arts Review) described as “nothing short of perfection” (Broadway World). Josh’s musical theatre credits include Tony in West Side Story, Jamie in The Last Five Years, Edward in Blood Brothers and Gerry Goffin in Beautiful – The Carole King Musical, all in his native Australia. He also played Bustopher Jones/Gus/Growltiger in the Australian 2016 season of Cats, a role for which he won the Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Josh’s UK theatre credits include playing Corny Collins in the UK Tour of Hairspray. Stewart Clarke most recently appeared in Mandela at the Young Vic. His previous credits include the role of Ersnt Ludwig in the original cast of the multi-award-winning Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, Be More Chill at The Other Palace, Fiddler on the Roof at the Playhouse Theatre for which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, and Loserville at the Garrick Theatre. He also appeared in Assassins at the Menier Chocolate Factory and The Rink at the Southwark Playhouse. Lucie Jones returns to the role of Fantine following her recent WhatsOnStage award winning appearance as Elphaba in Wicked at the Victoria Apollo. Her London theatre credits include Jenna in Waitress, also on tour, Fantine in the Les Misérables Staged Concert and Cosette in the original production of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, Victoria in American Psycho at the Almeida and Maureen in RENT at The Other Palace. Her other credits include Elle Woods in Legally Blonde at Leicester Curve, on UK Tour and at the South Korea Opera House, Molly in the International tour of Ghost, Meatloaf in the International Arena tour of We Will Rock You and Holly in the UK tour of The Wedding Singer. Claire Machin was recently seen as Mrs Brill in Mary Poppins at the Prince Edward Theatre. Her previous theatre credits include her Olivier-nominated performance as Cora in Girls the Musical at Phoenix Theatre, Gladys in the original  London cast of Memphis at the Shaftesbury Theatre, for which she was nominated for a WhatsOnStage award, Claire in Amour at the Charing Cross Theatre, Violet Butterfield in Flowers for Mrs. Harris at the Chichester Festival Theatre, Alice Beane in Titanic (UK Tour), Barbara Castle in Made in Dagenham at the Queens Theatre Hornchurch, Mabel in The Pajama Game at the Chichester Festival Theatre and Shaftesbury Theatre, Mrs. Metcalf in Betty Blue Eyes at the Novello Theatre, and Widow Corney in Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane and on tour. Les Misérables marks Harry Chandler’s West End debut, having recently played Feuilly in the UK and Ireland tour of the production. Dean Chisnall most recently played the role of Jean Valjean in the UK and Ireland tour of Les Misérables, having also closed the original production of Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre and appeared in the West End Staged Concert version of the show. His previous theatre credits include George Mole in The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole at the Menier Chocolate Factory, the Narrator in Blood Brothers (UK tour), Working at Southwark Playhouse, Shrek in Shrek The Musical at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane and National Tour, Love Never Dies at the Adelphi Theatre, La Cage aux Folles at the Playhouse, Never Forget at the Savoy and on tour, Evita at the Adelphi Theatre and The Woman in White at the Palace Theatre.

Cameron Mackintosh's Les Miserables has released new production images of the London cast for 2023. The current cast includes Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as Fantine, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier, Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine, Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras. The company is completed by Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Emma Barr, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek,  Natalie Green, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack,  Christopher Jacobsen, Will Jennings, Benjamin Karran, Yazmin King, Bart Lambert, Sarah Lark, Adam Robert Lewis, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Donald Craig Manuel, Jodie Nolan, Sam Peggs, Jo Stephenson, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray. Since Cameron Mackintosh first conceived this new production of Les Miserables in 2009 to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, it has relaunched its record-breaking tour of North America, with a new tour of The Netherlands set for early this year and a tour of Japan in 2024. The UK and Ireland tour recently finished its acclaimed run. Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realised by Finn Ross & Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo. Costume design is also by Paul Wills. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London Photos: Les Miserables London 2023 [ngg src="galleries" ids="995" display="pro_tile"]

The world's longest-running show, Les Misérables, has extended its run at the Sondheim Theatre in London. Les Miserables is now booking to 30 September 2023 in the West End. A number of new cast members joined the show last month, including David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as Fantine, Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine and Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette. They join existing principles Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras. Other cast include Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Emma Barr, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek,  Natalie Green, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack,  Christopher Jacobsen, Benjamin Karran, Yazmin King, Bart Lambert, Sarah Lark, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Adam Robert Lewis, Donald Craig Manuel, Jodie Nolan, Sam Peggs, Jo Stephenson, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray. Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

Siobhan O’Driscoll to play Éponine and Lauren Drew to play Fantine in Les Mis tour Cameron Mackintosh has announced that two new cast members are joining his 2022/2023 UK and Ireland tour of Les Miserables. Siobhan O’Driscoll is set to star as ‘Éponine’ from Wednesday 31 August, when the show opens in Norwich. Her theatre credits include Heather in both the UK Tour and New Zealand productions of American Idiot. Lauren Drew will star as ‘Fantine’ from Wednesday 2 November, when the show opens in Sunderland. Lauren's past theatre credits include Legally Blonde at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, Catherine of Aragon in the UK Tour of SIX, Heathers at The Other Palace, Evita at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre and Kinky Boots at the Adelphi Theatre. She was also a semi-finalist on The Voice UK in 2021. The wider cast for the tour includes Dean Chisnall as ‘Jean Valjean’, Nic Greenshields as ‘Javert’ Ian Hughes as ‘Thénardier’, Will Callan as ‘Marius’, Helen Walsh as ‘Madame Thénardier’, Samuel Wyn-Morris as ‘Enjolras’ and Paige Blanksonas ‘Cosette’. Also, George Arvidson, Aidan Banyard, Will Barratt, Adam Boardman, Rebecca Bolton, Emily Olive Boyd, Olivia Brereton, Harry Chandler, Rebecca Ferrin, Aimee Good, Steven Hall, Jenna Innes, Tessa Kadler, Damian Kneale, Caleb Lagayan, Abel Law, Joseph McDonnell, Zabrina Norry, Emily Owens, Jordan Simon Pollard, Jamie Pritchard, Dean Read, Rebecca Ridout and Rick Zwart. Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables  continues to play in the West End, at the Sondheim Theatre. iThe show s written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realised by Finn Ross and Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Graham Hurman.

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New casting has been revealed for the West End production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre in London. Joining the company from 27 September will be David Thaxton as Javert, Ava Brennan as Fantine, Robert Tripolino as Marius, Nathania Ong as Éponine and Lulu-Mae Pears as Cosette. They join Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier and Jordan Shaw as Enjolras. David Thaxton returns to Les Misérables, having previously played both Javert and Enjolras at the Queen’s Theatre. His other West End credits include Come From Away (Phoenix), The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s), Love Never Dies (Adelphi), Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) and Passion at the Donmar Warehouse, for which he won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.  Ava Brennan’s West End theatre credits include Hamilton, Tina - The Tina Turner Musical and A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic. Robert Tripolino recently appeared in Whistle Down The Wind at The Watermill Theatre. Nathania Ong, who most recently played Éponine in the UK and Ireland Tour, she joins the London production in the same role. The company also includes Hazel Baldwin, Brad Barnley, Emma Barr, Cameron Burt, Natalie Chua, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Bryony Duncan, Louis Emmanuel, Sophie-May Feek,  Natalie Green, Melad Hamidi, Harry Jack,  Christopher Jacobsen, Benjamin Karran, Yazmin King, Bart Lambert, Sarah Lark, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Adam Robert Lewis, Donald Craig Manuel, Jodie Nolan, Sam Peggs, Jo Stephenson, Phoebe Williams and Ollie Wray. Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Les Misérables is booking until 5 March 2023 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. Meet the cast of Les Miérables [ngg src="galleries" ids="851" display="pro_tile"]

Tickets for the London production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre are now available to book through 5 March 2023. Producers for the West End Show also announced, from Wednesday 5 October the new performance schedule will be: Wednesday at 7.30pm; Thursday at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Friday at 7.30pm; Saturday at 2.30pm and 7.30pm; Sunday at 2.30pm; and , Monday at 7.30pm Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre currently stars Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, Bradley Jaden as Javert, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier, Chanice Alexander-Burnett as Fantine, Harry Apps as Marius, Sha Dessi as Éponine, Jordan Shaw as Enjolras andCharlie Burn as Cosette.  They are joined by Kelly Agbowu, Joseph Anthony, Emma Barr, Richard Carson, Rodney Earl Clarke, Danny Colligan, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Natalie Green, Jessie Hart, Christopher Jacobsen, Connor Jones, Jessica Joslin, Michael Kholwadia, Sarah Lark, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Luke McCall, Leo Miles, Claire O’Leary, Kathy Peacock, Mark Pearce, Sam Peggs, Sake Wijers, Mared Williams and Phoebe Williams.   Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Les Misérables is booking until 5 March 2023 at the Sondheim Theatre, London.

The cast of Les Miserables performed at West End Live 2022 this weekend, 25 - 26 June 2022. The Les Miserables cast performed a number of songs from the mega-hit show including On My Own, Bring Him Home and One Day More. Hosted in Trafalgar Square by the Society of London Theatre, thousands of West End Theatre musicals fans gathered for two days of fabulous performances from casts of West End shows, off-West End productions, and musicals currently touring the UK. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London Watch Les Miserables at West End Live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxZbOHX33LI

Kisses on a Postcard, a thrilling World War Two musical by the late Terence Frisby has been released as an audio production. This epic 4-hour production was recorded posthumously at Abbey Road Studios with a 15-piece  orchestra and a cast of over 50, led by West End musical theatre stars John Owen Jones (Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera) and Katy Secombe (Les Miserables), double Olivier award winner Marcia Warren (The Crown)’, Rosie Cavaliero (Wurzel Gummidge), Evelyn Hoskins (Waitress) and including Lance Ellington, one of the amazing vocalists from Strictly Come Dancing, and soloist Simon Thomas (The Phantom of the Opera). Kisses on a Postcard is autobiographical story of the late playwright Terence Frisby’s childhood as an evacuee in WW2.  The new musical is an intensely moving portrait of an extraordinary episode in British history; packed with memorable songs, danger and humour the musical is set in 1940s war torn Britain and follows the incredible adventure of two London evacuees sent to Cornwall. Terence Frisby's most famous play, There’s a Girl in My Soup, opened in 1966 and ran for over 6 years to become the then longest-running comedy in the history of the West End. It was a worldwide hit including runs on Broadway and Paris (starring Gérard Depardieu). His script for the 1970 film, which starred Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn, won the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain Award for the Best British Comedy Screenplay. His sitcom ‘Lucky Feller’, starring David Jason as one of two working-class brothers living in a council flat in south-east London was one ITV’s most successful sitcoms of the 1970s, and, another of his sitcoms, ‘That’s Love’, would become one of ITV’s most successful sitcoms of the 1980s.  ‘Kisses’ is based on his award-winning BBC radio play ‘Just Remember Two Things: It’s Not Fair and Don’t Be Late’, which was broadcast 10 times. Kisses On A Postcard is adapted, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby with music by Martin Wheatley, Gordon Clyde and others; lyrics by Dominic Frisby, Gordon Clyde and others; and arranged and conducted by Martin Wheatley, except for ‘Got Any Gum, Chum?’ and ‘GI Bride’, which were conducted by Lola Frisby Williams. Dominic Frisby said: “This is an intensely moving musical about an extraordinary time in British history. Those who were evacuated in 1940 will be in their late 80s and 90s now, if they are still with us at all. In many ways ‘Kisses on a Postcard’ is a farewell to that generation. But I played it to some friends in the car last month, and during the evacuation scenes they all said, “that’s exactly what’s happening now in Ukraine.” The story remains so pertinent. Dad said he used to get letters from people in Germany who had been evacuated to escape Allied bombs. If you are anything like me, this story will disarm you in the most unexpected ways. I hope you will find yourself laughing and weeping, as I did, at just what wonderful things the kindest of human beings can be.” Part 1 is freely available as a podcast:iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/kisses-on-a-postcard/id1622175846Android: https://kisses.substack.com/account/add-podcast Kisses on a Postcard - a 30-year journey April 16, 1988: 1st BBC Radio broadcast of ‘Just Remember Two Things: It’s Not Fair And Don’t Be Late,’ a series of reminiscences about Terence Frisby’s experiences as a vacky in WWII. It received the biggest audience response that anyone in the BBC Radio Drama department could remember and is broadcast 10 times, creating a record. It wins the Giles Cooper Award for Best Radio Play and is mentioned  critically in the same breath as ‘Under Milk Wood’ and ‘Cider With Rosie’.  It was then optioned to be a film (including by among others director Ken Loach), but it gets stuck in development hell for 15 years, and the film is never made. 2003: A stage musical version is produced at the Queen’s Theatre Barnstaple. Half the cast are amateurs. At this point it is called:’ Just Remember Two Things’. Music by Gordon Clyde. Directed by Jeremy James Taylor, OBE, of National Youth Music Theatre. A failed attempt is made to raise £3million needed to bring it to the West End. 2010: Bloomsbury publishes ‘Kisses on a Postcard’, the book version of the same story. 2012: There is another stage production in Barnstaple. The musical is now called ‘Kisses on a Postcard’. Charles Spencer, #1 Theatre Critic of ‘The Daily Telegraph’ describes it as “outstanding”, but West End producers don’t come, despite his urging. April 20, 2020:  Terence Frisby dies. 2020-21: Dominic Frisby, his son, adapts the show for audio. He writes new songs together with Martin Wheatley, whose father was also evacuated from London to Cornwall. June-July 2021: The show is recorded at Abbey Road Studios and elsewhere. June 2022: ‘Kisses on a Postcard’ is released on all audio platforms.

Les Miserables has released a brand new trailer of the show for its original London production at the Sondheim Theatre. The new footage features many of the star cast of the current show including Jon Robyns as Jean Valjean, Bradley Jaden as Javert, Gerard Carey as Thénardier, Josefina Gabrielle as Madame Thénardier, Chanice Alexander-Burnett as Fantine, Jordan Shaw as Enjolras, Charlie Burn as Cosette and Harry Apps as Marius. Other cast includes Kelly Agbowu, Emma Barr, Richard Carson, Cellen Chugg Jones, Rodney Earl Clarke, Danny Colligan, Matthew Dale, Matt Dempsey, Jessie Hart, Connor Jones, Jessica Joslin, Michael Kholwadia, Sarah Lark, Georgie Lovatt, Ellie Ann Lowe, Luke McCall, Leo Miles, Claire O’Leary, Kathy Peacock, Mark Pearce, Sam Peggs, Sake Wijers, Mared Williams, Phoebe Williams and Samuel Wyn-Morris. Since Cameron Mackintosh first produced this version of Les Mis in 2009 to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, it has travelled around the world, including runs in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, Korea, France and Spain. The show's impressive overall stats include seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages. Watch the new Les Mis trailer [videopress KZKLmkaY w=750] The UK and Ireland tour of Les Miserables starts again at Theatre Royal Glasgow this November, with Rachelle Ann Go recently announced to play Fantine. Boublil and Schönberg’s iconic score includes the classic songs, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many more. Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, musical staging by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt, and musicsupervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

Cameron Mackintosh has announced that musical theatre star Rachelle Ann Go will star as ‘Fantine’ in the forthcoming UK and Ireland Tour of Les Miserables. The tour kicks off on 16 May 2022 in Milton Keynes. Rachelle Ann Go reprises her role as Fantine, having starred in the West End production of Les Misérables at the Sondheim Theatre and in the Asian Tour. She also starred as Eliza Hamilton in the original London company of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre and won a What’s On Stage Award for her role as Gigi in Miss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre in the West End before reprising the role on Broadway and on film. Internationally she has played Ariel in The Little Mermaid and Jane Porter in Tarzan, both at the Meralco Theatre, Philippines and won the Philippines reality television series, Search For A Star. Rachelle Ann Go joins Dean Chisnall as ‘Jean Valjean’, Nic Greenshields as ‘Javert’ Ian Hughes as ‘Thénardier’, Will Callan as ‘Marius’, Nathania Ong as ‘Eponine’, Helen Walsh as ‘Madame Thénardier’, Samuel Wyn-Morris as ‘Enjolras’ and Paige Blankson as ‘Cosette’. The cast is completed by George Arvidson, Aidan Banyard, Will Barratt, Adam Boardman, Rebecca Bolton, Emily Olive Boyd, Olivia Brereton, Harry Chandler, Rebecca Ferrin, Aimee Good, Steven Hall, Jenna Innes, Tessa Kadler, Damian Kneale, Caleb Lagayan, Abel Law, Joseph McDonnell, Zabrina Norry, Emily Owens, Jordan Simon Pollard, Jamie Pritchard, Dean Read, Rebecca Ridout and Rick Zwart. Boublil and Schönberg’s iconic score of Les Miserables includes the classic songs, I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many more. The show is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, projections realised by Finn Ross and Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Graham Hurman. Les Miserables UK tour dates MILTON KEYNES THEATRE Tuesday 26 April - Saturday 21 May 2022 THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH Tuesday 24 May – Saturday 11 June 2022  HULL NEW THEATRE  Wednesday 15 June – Saturday 9 July 2022 BRISTOL HIPPODROME  Tuesday 12 July – Saturday 6 August 2022  BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME  Tuesday 9 – Saturday 27 August 2022 NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL Wednesday 31 August – Saturday 24 September 2022 THE MARLOWE THEATRE, CANTERBURY Thursday 29 September – Saturday 29 October 2022 SUNDERLAND EMPIRE Tuesday 1 – Saturday 19 November 2022 LEEDS GRAND THEATRE Thursday 24 November – Saturday 10 December 2022 WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF  Tuesday 13 December 2022 – Saturday 14 January 2023 

Iconic Cameron Mackintosh musical Les Miserables has released new production photos of its current UK and Ireland tour. The tour restarted at the Glasgow Theatre Royal on 23 November 2021, and is currently playing the Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin until 26 February 2022. Other dates include the Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (8 - 26 March 2022), The Lowry, Salford (29 March – 23 April 2022), Milton Keynes Theatre (26 April - 21 May 2022), Theatre Royal Plymouth (24 May – 11 June 2022), Hull New Theatre (15 June – 9 July 2022), Bristol Hippodrome (12 July – 6 Aug 2022), Birmingham Hippodrome (9 Aug – 27 Aug 2022), Norwich Theatre Royal (31 Aug – 24 Sept 2022), The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury (30 Sept – 29 Oct 2022), Sunderland Empire (1 Nov – 19 Nov 2022), Leeds Grand Theatre (24 Nov – 10 Dec 2022), and Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (13 Dec – 14 Jan 2023). The Les Mis tour stars Dean Chisnall as Jean Valjean, Nic Greenshields as Javert, Katie Hall as Fantine, Ian Hughes as Thénardier, Will Callan as Marius, Nathania Ong as Eponine, Helen Walsh as Madame Thénardier, Samuel Wyn Morris as Enjolras and Paige Blankson as Cosette. Also in the cast are George Arvidson, Aidan Banyard, Will Barratt, Adam Boardman, Rebecca Bolton, Emily Olive Boyd, Olivia Brereton, Earl Carpenter, Harry Chandler, Rebecca Ferrin, Aimee Good, Steven Hall, Jenna Innes, Tessa Kadler, Damian Kneale, Caleb Lagayan, Abel Law, Joseph McDonnell, Zabrina Norry, Emily Owens, Jordan Simon Pollard, Jamie Pritchard, Dean Read and Rebecca Ridout. Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Miserables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. The show has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor, designed by Matt Kinley inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo with costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Christine Rowland, lighting by Paule Constable, sound by Mick Potter, musical staging by Michael Ashcroft and Geoffrey Garratt, and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo. Paul Wills is also Costume Design Consultant. Photos by Danny Kaan Les Miserables UK & Ireland Tour Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London [ngg src="galleries" ids="756" display="pro_tile"]

The Barricade Boys are hitting the road in 2022, with their new Bring Him Home Tour. Fresh from their crowd loving appearance at West End Live earlier this month - their fifth consecutive appearance at the annual celebration of London theatre - the boys will kick off their tour at Wales Millennium Centre on 1 May 2022. Starring past performers from the global theatrical sensation that is Les Misérables, The Barricade Boys features Craig Mather, Kieran Brown, Scott Garnham and Simon Schofield. Simon and Scott established The Barricade Boys in 2015 with the aim of creating a night at the musicals like no other. They blend powerhouse vocal harmonies and slick dance routines with a journey through the decades of musical theatre, bound together by the friendship and affection they have for each other, sharing anecdotes from the shows they have starred in. Brought together through their shared experience as past performers in the global stage sensation Les Misérables, The Barricade Boys are one of the most exciting musical theatre groups in the UK. The Bring Him Home tour will feature songs from shows including The Phantom Of The Opera, Miss Saigon, Jersey Boys and, of course, Les Mis, alongside hits from pop and rock music’s all-time greats. Announcing the tour, Scott said: “The Barricade Boys all have one thing in common – our shared history of performing in the West End, International tour and movie versions of Les Misérables, which is the world’s greatest musical without a doubt. Through that connection, we have developed great friendships which make our shows a very special event for theatregoers.” “While our background is in musical theatre, we also love to perform hits from the greatest artists of our time – and we can’t wait to share our take on tracks from music legends such as The Rolling Stones, Tom Jones, The Beatles and Elton John.” Simon added. Ben Hatton, Director of Theatre Touring for promoters Cuffe and Taylor, said: “A night with The Barricade Boys is a must-see for any fans of musical theatre. They are an exceptionally talented group who were all born to entertain and we’re delighted to present their latest UK tour.” The Barricade Boys: Bring Him Home Tour dates include Cardiff (1 May 2022), Wolverhampton (12 May 2022), Manchester (15 May 2022), Bradford (19 May 2022), Sheffield (20 May 2022), Ipswich (28 May 2022), Basingstoke (29 May 2022), Bath (10 June 2022) and Chepstow (21 August 2022). The Barricade Boys: Bring Him Home Tour tickets are on sale from 1 October 2021.

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Les Misérables - The Staged Concert will return to London's West End this Christmas with an all-star cast featuring Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Matt Lucas and Carrie Hope-Fletcher. Playing for a strictly limited 6-week run at the Sondheim Theatre from 5 December, Les Misérables - The Staged Concert will operate with reduced seating capacity of 750 people with strict covid safety measures and social distancing in place. Cameron Mackintosh said “Seven months on from the enforced closure of our theatres, one of Britain’s most successful world beating industries faces being decimated, with the desperate loss of thousands of jobs.  The future of our cultural heritage hangs in the balance while the Government battles to find the best way out of this crisis.  Like so many people, I want to go back to work. The Chancellor has said we need to live with this virus without fear and as a theatre producer and theatre owner that is exactly how I and my colleagues feel – the show must go on – but safely for both audiences and everyone onstage as well as backstage.  Time to grab the masks of comedy and tragedy once more! The only show of mine that I can consider opening at this time is the hugely successful all-star staged concert ofLes Misérables which I produced last year for a sell-out 16 week run at the Gielgud Theatre.  As the production exists it will only require slight re-staging to play safely with social distancing both on stage and throughout the auditorium.  Our priority is always that our companies and audiences are in a safe, healthy environment so they can fully enjoy a wonderful show in a beautiful theatre." Reprising their roles from the 2019 Staged Concert production will be Michael Ball as Javert, Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Carrie Hope Fletcher as Fantine and Matt Lucas as Thénardier. At certain performances John Owen-Jones will again play the role of Jean Valjean. The sell-out production ran at the Gielgud Theatre last year whilst the newly re-named Sondheim Theatre was undergoing extensive renovations. Les Misérables’ legendary score includes numerous classics including I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many many more. Due to the restricted seating capacity, the authors and theatre have waived their royalties and rent to give the show a chance to break even. The lead artists have also agreed to work for less than their normal salaries. Les Miserables - The Staged Concert joins a small but growing list of shows which will run over Christmas including Pantoland at the Palladium, Six, Everybody's Talking About Jamie, The Play That Goes Wrong, Magic Goes Wrong, Death Drop, Potted Panto and The Great Gatsby Immersive Experience.  The shows return to the West End in December will coincide with the musical's 35th anniversary playing on Shaftesbury Avenue. Les Misérables - The Staged Concert will run from 5 December until 17 January 2021 at the Sondheim Theatre, London. [ngg src="galleries" ids="622" display="masonry"]      

Cameron Mackintosh has made the recent West End production of 'Les Misérables - The Staged Concert' available as digital download to UK and Australian audiences. Costing £9.99, the digital download will help to raise money for performers, musicians and NHS. The Mackintosh Foundation will donate £5 per download to be shared amongst the charity Acting for Others, the Musicians Union Coronavirus Hardship Fund and Captain Tom Moore’s Walk for the NHS fund. Cameron Mackintosh launched the fundraising drive by donating £100,000 from his Foundation. Mackintosh said: “I am delighted that UPHE Content Group is releasing Les Misérables -The Staged Concert as a digital download at this time of crisis as it also allows my Foundation to help raise much needed funds for particular charities that are under such pressure at the moment." He added "In these extraordinary times we hope that fans and everyone who loves the theatre will be reminded of how special a theatrical experience can be, going to the very heart of our British culture, which make our nation so special and unique.  I am exceptionally proud of everyone involved in the making of the Concert and very much hope my Foundation will be able to help a raise a considerable amount of money for these deserving charities.” In addition to the concert, a specially created mini-documentary will also be released called 'Bringing It Home' which includes footage of the stars at their homes talking about their experiences both of live theatre and the show plus never seen before backstage footage. The sell-out production ran at the Gielgud Theatre last year whilst the newly re-named Sondheim Theatre was undergoing extensive renovations. The concert starred Michael Ball as Javert, Alfie Boe as Jean Valjean, Matt Lucas as Thénardier, Carrie Hope Fletcher as Fantine, Rob Houchen as Marius, Bradley Jaden as Enjolras, Katy Secombe as Madame Thénardier, Shan Ako as Éponine, Lily Kerhoas as Cosette and John Owen-Jones who also played Jean Valjean at certain performances. Les Misérables’ legendary score includes numerous classics including I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Stars, Bring Him Home, Do You Hear the People Sing?, One Day More, Empty Chairs at Empty Tables, Master Of The House and many many more. Buy the Les Miserables staged concert on Amazon Or check out our Theatre Merchandise section Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

Les Misérables, the West End’s - and the world's - longest-running musical, has reopened at the beautifully refurbished and renamed Sondheim Theatre (formerly the Queen’s Theatre) on Shaftesbury Avenue. It is 35 years since the RSC and Cameron Mackintosh unveiled their new musical based on Victor Hugo’s tale of the revolutionary 1830s Paris. And now this rebooted production returns to the Sondheim Theatre after a multi-million pound refurbishment. The critics loved the show, hailing the new staging - and the renovated theatre - as a triumph. See more reviews below from the Guardian, Evening Standard, TimeOut, Telegraph and more. Book tickets to Les Miserables at the Sondheim Theatre in London

Leading West End and Broadway actor Killian Donnelly will star as Jean Valjean in the UK & Ireland tour of Les Miserables. The Irish actor who is known for Kinky Boots, Memphis and The Commitments currently plays Jean Valjean in the West End production of Les Miserables and reportedly jumped at the opportunity to continue in the role, which will tour to his home town of Dublin. Cameron Mackintosh said, “Having played both Enjolras and Valjean with enormous success, his passionate take on the role will be even greater in the thrilling staging of my new production which has proved to be a worldwide success all over again.” VIDEO: Watch Killian Donnelly talk about Les Miserables Cameron Mackintosh's epic production of the Boublil and Schönberg musical opens at Curve Leicester for an already sold out season from 3 – 24 November 2018, before playing Dublin (5 December 2018 – 12 January 2019),  Edinburgh (22 January – 16 February 2019), Manchester (19 February – 30 March 2019), Birmingham Hippodrome (2 April – 11 May 2019), Milton Keynes Theatre (14 May - 8 June 2019) and Newcastle Theatre Royal (15 August – 5 October 2019). Killian will leave the West End production on 9 June 2018. Further tour dates and casting to be announced.