CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR THE SECOND YEAR OF
THE UK AND IRELAND TOUR OF
CAMERON MACKINTOSH’S
ACCLAIMED PRODUCTION OF
“LES MISÉRABLES”
FURTHER VENUES FOR 2020 ALSO ANNOUNCED
BRISTOL HIPPODROME – 7 APRIL – 9 MAY 2020
GLASGOW THEATRE ROYAL – 3 – 27 JUNE 2020
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE – 23 JULY – 15 AUGUST 2020
DUBLIN BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE – 25 AUGUST – 12 SEPTEMBER 2020
CANTERBURY MARLOWE THEATRE – 25 SEPTEMBER 24 OCTOBER 2020
AND HULL NEW THEATRE – 28 OCTOBER – 21 NOVEMBER 2020
Cameron Mackintosh announced today casting for the second year of the UK and Ireland tour of his acclaimed production of the Boublil and Schönberg musical “LES MISÉRABLES”.From 18 November 2019 Dean Chisnallwill play ‘Jean Valjean’, Nic Greenshields ‘Javert’, Katie Hall ‘Fantine’, Ian Hughes ‘Thénardier’, Harry Apps‘Marius’, Charlie Burn ‘Cosette’, Barnaby Hughes ‘Enjolras’ and Helen Walsh ‘Madame Thénardier’.
Also in the cast will be Joseph Anthony, George Arvidson, Adam Boardman, Olivia Brereton, Danny Colligan, Rebecca Ferrin, Aimee Good, Jenna Innes, Ebony Jonelle, Robert Madge, Liam Marcellino, Emily Owens, Jordan Simon Pollard, Corinne Priest, Jamie Pritchard, Aaron Pryce-Lewis, Dean Read andJanne Snellen. Further casting to be announced soon.
Further 2020 dates were also announced today with “LES MISÉRABLES” now confirmed to play Bristol Hippodrome (7 April – 9 May 2020), Glasgow Theatre Royal (3 – 27 June 2020), Leeds Grand Theatre (23 July – 15 August 2020), Dublin Bord Gais Energy Theatre (25 August – 12 September 2020) Canterbury Marlowe Theatre (25 September – 24 October 2020) and Hull New Theatre (28 October – 21 November 2020).Full tour schedule with on sale dates below.
Since Cameron Mackintosh first conceived this new production of “Les Misérables” in 2009 to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary it has taken the world by storm. Originally touring the UK throughout 2009/10, and concluding with 22 performances at the Barbican, this production was hailed by audiences and critics alike.
Now this UK and Ireland tour, embraced by modern audiences across the globe as a Les Mis for the 21st century, has sold out in record breaking time in each venue it has played since opening in 2018.
This production inspired the hugely successful movie version starring Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne. This brilliant new staging has scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo,and has to date already been seen in North America, Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Canada, Australia, Spain, France, Manila, Singapore, Dubai and Broadway.
Boublil and Schönberg’s magnificent score of “LES MISÉRABLES” includes the 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. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages, “LES MISÉRABLES” is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.
Cameron Mackintosh’s production of “LES MISÉRABLES” 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 original adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. The original “LES MISÉRABLES” orchestrations are by John Cameron with new orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke, Stephen Metcalfe and Stephen Brooker. The production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell, 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, projections by Fifty-Nine Productions and musicsupervision by Stephen Brooker and Graham Hurman.
LISTINGS
LES MISÉRABLES UK AND IRELAND TOUR 2019/2020 – lesmis.com
NOW PLAYING UNTIL SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 2019
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
theatreroyal.co.uk
LIMITED AVAILABILITY
WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2019
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
atgtickets.com/venues/Liverpool
ON SALE NOW
TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER 2019
SOUTHAMPTON MAYFLOWER
mayflower.org.uk
ON SALE NOW
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2019 – SATURDAY 4 JANUARY 2020
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF
wmc.org.uk
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH – SATURDAY 4 APRIL 2020
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
ON SALE NOW
TUESDAY 7 APRIL – SATURDAY 9 MAY 2020
BRISTOL HIPPODROME
atgtickets.com/venues/Bristol
ON SALE 25 SEPTEMBER 2019
WEDNESDAY 3 – SATURDAY 27 JUNE 2020
GLASGOW THEATRE ROYAL
atgtickets.com/venues/Glasgow
ON SALE 30 OCTOBER 2019
TUESDAY 12 – SATURDAY 30 MAY 2020
SALFORD LOWRY
thelowry.com
ON SALE NOW
THURSDAY 23 JULY – SATURDAY 15 AUGUST 2020
LEEDS GRAND THEATRE
leedsgrandtheatre.com
ON SALE 16 SEPTEMBER 2019
TUESDAY 25 AUGUST – SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2020
DUBLIN BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE
bordgaisenergytheatre.ie
ON SALE 3 SEPTEMBER 2019
FRIDAY 25 SEPTEMBER – SATURDAY 24 OCTOBER 2020
CANTERBURY MARLOWE THEATRE
marlowetheatre.com
ON SALE 23 SEPTEMBER 2019
WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2020
HULL NEW THEATRE
hulltheatres.co.uk
ON SALE 23 SEPTEMBER 2019