The full cast has been announced for Les Misérables: The Arena Spectacular, a large-scale production designed specifically for arenas and larger venues. This version will cater to audiences ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 people and features a UK company with over 110 performers, musicians, and crew members, with special guest appearances planned at various locations. This production is an expanded version of the concert staging that played in the West End in 2019.
Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Misérables features music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, and the original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel. Additional material was written by James Fenton, and the show has been adapted for the stage by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. The story follows a former prisoner seeking redemption in a turbulent, revolutionary France.
For the UK tour dates, Alfie Boe and Killian Donnelly will alternate in the role of Jean Valjean, while Michael Ball and Bradley Jaden will share the role of Javert. Donnelly and Jaden will also be performing in stops across Europe, including Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Denmark, and Norway.
Peter Jöback will take the stage for three performances in Sweden. Joining the cast are Bonnie Langford as Madame Thénardier, Gavin Lee as Thénardier, Jac Yarrow as Marius, Beatrice Penny-Touré as Cosette, Channah Hewitt as Fantine, James D Gish as Enjolras, and Jeremy Secomb as the Bishop of Digne.
Emily Bautista (Miss Saigon) will play Éponine for UK performances in Belfast, Glasgow, Sheffield, and Aberdeen. Casting for the Manchester and Newcastle performances will be revealed in the near future.
The ensemble will include Jonathon Bentley, Rebecca Bolton, Olivia Brereton, Amelia Broadway, Michael Burgen, Mary-Jean Caldwell, Beth Curnock, Shaun Dalton, Jonathan David Dudley, Harry Dunnett, Louis Emmanuel, Charlie Geoghegan, Harry Grant Smith, Connor Jones, Daniel Koek, Caleb Lagayan, Abel Law, Adam Robert Lewis, Georgie Lovatt, Andrew Maxwell, Jill Nalder, Zabrina Norry, Lisa Peace, Kathy Peacock, Ciaran Rodger, Jo Stephenson, Geddy Stringer, Helen Walsh, Raymond Walsh, and Owain Williams.
Young performers Daniel Adesina, Theo Hills, Felix Holt, Leo Humphreys, and Dexter Pulling will alternate as Gavroche, while Dalia Al Nagar, Amanthi Crowe, Sophia Duffie, Maisie Mac Mahon, and India Mills will share the role of Little Cosette.
The tour will kick off at Belfast’s SSE Arena on 19 September 2024 and run until 28 September 2024. Following that, it will visit Glasgow’s SSE Hydro Arena from 3 to 6 October, Sheffield’s Utilita Arena from 10 to 13 October, and Aberdeen’s P&J Live Arena from 17 to 20 October.
After its UK performances, the show will embark on a European tour, with stops in Luxembourg (25 to 27 October), Geneva (30 October to 3 November), Trieste (7 to 11 November), Milan (14 to 24 November), Copenhagen (27 November to 1 December), Oslo (5 to 8 December), and Zurich (19 to 22 December). The final UK performances will take place in Manchester at the AO Arena from 26 to 29 December, followed by Newcastle at the Utilita Arena from 2 to 5 January 2025. The production will then continue to Sweden from 16 January to 2 February, before moving on to Australia, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea.
Tickets for the UK and European dates are available now. The tour will be part of the 40th-anniversary celebrations for the musical in 2025, with plans to continue on to North and South America afterward.
Alfie Boe – Jean Valjean
Valjean vet Alfie Boe will appear on the following dates (in 2024 and into 2025):
Belfast: 19, 20 and 21 Sep at 7.30pm and 25, 26, 27 and 28 Sep at 7.30pm
Glasgow: 3 and 4 Oct at 7.30pm, 5 Oct at 2pm, 6 Oct at 6.30pm
Sheffield: 10 and 11 Oct at 7.30pm, 12 Oct at 2.30pm, 13 Oct at 6pm
Aberdeen: 17 and 18 Oct at 7.30pm, 19 Oct at 2pm
Manchester: 27 Dec at 7.30pm, 28 Dec at 2pm, 29 Dec at 1pm
Newcastle: 2 and 3 at Jan 7.30pm, 4 Jan at 1pm, 5 Jan at 6.30pm
Michael Ball – Javert
Ball willl reunite with Boe for the following dates (in 2024 and into 2025):
Belfast: 19, 20 and 21 Sep at 7.30pm and 25, 26, 27 and 28 Sep at 7.30pm
Glasgow: 3 and 4 Oct at 7.30pm, 5 Oct at 2pm, 6 Oct at 6.30pm
Sheffield: 10 and 11 Oct at 7.30pm, 12 Oct at 2.30pm, 13 Oct at 6pm
Aberdeen: 17 and 18 Oct at 7.30pm, 19 Oct at 2pm
Manchester: 27 Dec at 7.30pm, 28 Dec at 2pm, 29 Dec at 1pm
Newcastle: 2 and 3 Jan 7.30pm, 4 Jan at 1pm, 5 Jan at 6.30pm
Killian Donnelly – Jean Valjean
Donnelly has a variety of UK and European dates to his name (in 2024 and into 2025):
UK:
Belfast: 21 and 28 Sep at 2.30pm, 24 Sep at 7.30pm
Glasgow: 5 Oct at 7.30pm, 6 Oct at 1pm
Sheffield: 12 Oct at 7.30pm, 13 Oct at 1pm
Aberdeen: 19 Oct at 7.30pm, 20 Oct at 1pm
Manchester: 26 and 28 Dec at 7.30pm, 27 Dec at 2pm, 29 Dec at 6.30pm
Newcastle: 4 Jan at 7.30pm, 5 Jan at 12.30pm
Continental Europe:
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg: 25 October – 27 October 2024
Geneva, Switzerland: 30 October – 3 November 2024
Zurich, Switzerland: 19 December – 22 December 2024
Trieste, Italy: 7 November – 11 November 2024
Milan, Italy: 14 November – 24 November 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark: 27 November – 1 December 2024
Oslo, Norway: 5 December – 8 December 2024
Bradley Jaden – Javert
Jaden is doing a whole host of UK and European dates in 2024 and into 2025!
UK:
Belfast: 21 and 28 Sep at 2.30pm, 24 Sep at 7.30pm
Glasgow: 5 Oct at 7.30pm, 6 Oct at 1pm
Sheffield: 12 Oct at 7.30pm, 13 Oct at 1pm
Aberdeen: 19 Oct at 7.30pm, 20 Oct at 1pm
Manchester: 26 and 28 Dec at 7.30pm, 27 Dec at 2pm, 29 Dec at 6.30pm
Newcastle: 4 Jan at 7.30pm, 5 Jan at 12.30pm
Continental Europe:
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg: 25 October – 27 October 2024
Geneva, Switzerland: 30 October – 3 November 2024
Zurich, Switzerland: 19 December – 22 December 2024
Trieste, Italy: 7 November – 11 November 2024
Milan, Italy: 14 November – 24 November 2024
Copenhagen, Denmark: 27 November – 1 December 2024
Oslo, Norway: 5 December – 8 December 2024
Gothenburg, Sweden: 16 January – 19 January 2025
Stockholm, Sweden: 23 January – 26 January 2025
Malmö, Sweden: 30 January – 2 February 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands: 13 February – 16 February 2025
Peter Jöback – Jean Valjean
Jöback will be appearing on the following dates across Europe in 2025:
Gothenburg: 16-19 Jan 2025
Stockholm: 23 – 26 January 2025
Malmo: 30 January – 2 February 2025
Milan van Waardenburg – Jean Valjean:
Amsterdam: 13-16 February 2025
Channah Hewitt – Fantine
Hewitt’s dates are as follows in 2024 – further Fantine casting may be revealed for alternative dates
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Gavin Lee – Thénardier
Lee will appear at the following: in 2024 and 2025:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Manchester: 26 December – 29 December 2024
Newcastle: 2 January – 5 January 2025
Bonnie Langford – Madame Thénardier
Langford’s dates are all of the following performances:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Manchester: 26 December – 29 December 2024
Newcastle: 2 January – 5 January 2025
Emily Bautista – Éponine
Bautista will appear at the UK performances in:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Éponine casting for Manchester and Newcastle performances will be announced soon
Beatrice Penny-Touré – Cosette
Penny-Touré will tackle the role in the UK and across Europe, performing in:
UK:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Manchester: 26 December – 29 December 2024
Newcastle: 2 January – 5 January 2025
Continental Europe:
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg: 25 October – 27 October 2024
Trieste, Italy: 7 November – 11 November 2024
Milan, Italy: 14 November – 24 November 2024
Jac Yarrow – Marius
Yarrow is scheduled to play all performances at the following locations:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Manchester: 26 December – 29 December 2024
Newcastle: 2 January – 5 January 2025
James D Gish – Enjolras
Gish is taking on the following dates:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Manchester: 26 December – 29 December 2024
Newcastle: 2 January – 5 January 2025
Jeremy Secomb – The Bishop of Digne
Secomb will perform at the following locations:
Belfast: 19 September – 28 September 2024
Glasgow: 3 October – 6 October 2024
Sheffield: 10 October – 13 October 2024
Aberdeen: 17 October – 20 October 2024
Manchester: 26 December – 29 December 2024
Newcastle: 2 January – 5 January 2025
Any further lead casting will be revealed over the coming weeks and months
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