Cameron Mackintosh has announced further dates for the UK and Ireland tour of his acclaimed production of the Boublil and Schönberg musical “LES MISÉRABLES”. In addition to the previously announced dates, the musical will also play Plymouth Theatre Royal (11 June – 6 July 2019), Bradford Alhambra (9 July – 10 August 2019), Liverpool Empire (9 – 26 October 2019) and Wales Millennium Centre Cardiff (26 November 2019 – 4 January 2020). Full tour schedule below with more to dates to be announced.
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, is set to sell out in many places before it opens. The Curve Leicester run sold out in record-breaking time, with last remaining seats in Dublin, Edinburgh and Manchester.
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 music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Graham Hurman. The London Production of “LES MISÉRABLES” continues to play at the Queen’s Theatre in the https://www.londontheatre1.com/west-end-shows/West End where it is currently booking until 29 June 2019.
LES MISÉRABLES UK AND IRELAND TOUR 2018/2019 – lesmis.com
SATURDAY 3 – SATURDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2018
CURVE, LEICESTER
curveonline.co.uk – 0116 242 3595
SOLD OUT
WEDNESDAY 5 DECEMBER 2018 – SATURDAY 12 JANUARY 2019
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
bordgaisenergytheatre.ie – +353 (1) 677 7999
TUESDAY 22 JANUARY – SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2019
FESTIVAL THEATRE, EDINBURGH
capitaltheatres.com – 0131 529 6000
TUESDAY 19 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 30 MARCH 2019
MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE
atgtickets.com/venues/palace-theatre-manchester – 0844 871 3019
TUESDAY 2 APRIL – SATURDAY 11 MAY 2019
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
birminghamhippodrome.com – 0844 338 5000
TUESDAY 14 MAY – SATURDAY 8 JUNE 2019
MILTON KEYNES THEATRE
Milton Keynes Theatre – 0844 871 7652
TUESDAY 11 JUNE – SATURDAY 6 JULY 2019
PLYMOUTH THEATRE ROYAL
Theatreroyal.com – 01752 267 222
ON SALE 30 NOVEMBER 2018
TUESDAY 9 JULY – SATURDAY 10 AUGUST 2019
BRADFORD ALHAMBRA
Bradford-theatres.co.uk – 01274 432000
ON SALE 30 NOVEMBER 2018
THURSDAY 15 AUGUST – SATURDAY 5 OCTOBER 2019
NEWCASTLE THEATRE ROYAL
theatreroyal.co.uk – 0844 11 21 21
WEDNESDAY 9 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER 2019
LIVERPOOL EMPIRE
atgtickets.com/venues/liverpool – 0844 871 3017
ON SALE 30 NOVEMBER 2018
TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2019 – SATURDAY 4 JANUARY 2020
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF
Wmc.org.uk – 029 20 63 6464
ON SALE 26 NOVEMBER 2018