New play *The Last Laugh* will run at the Noël Coward Theatre in the West End from 25 February to 22 March next year, ahead of a season in New York and a UK tour. 

Written and directed by Paul Hendy, the show re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's greatest comedy heroes: Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, and Bob Monkhouse. *The Last Laugh* played at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. 

Bob Golding, Damian Williams, and Simon Cartwright will all reprise their roles as Eric Morecambe,...

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Written and directed by Paul Hendy, the show re-imagines the lives of three of Britain's greatest comedy heroes: Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, and Bob Monkhouse.

Something wicked this way comes… and London is packed with spook-tacular shows and activities that are perfect for Halloween 2024. The annual fright night falls on 31 October, which is a Thursday this year, and if you just love everything about this spine-tingling holiday, then you’ll want to start thinking about your plans now.

One ghoulishly great way to celebrate Halloween is with a play or musical – perhaps one that centres on witches, like...

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Trick or treat! Discover a wide variety of fun activities and events to book for Halloween in London, ranging from spine-chilling shows to eerie attractions.

It’s Halloween, duh! [*Mean Girls*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/35503-mean-girls) has announced it will be extending performances at the Savoy Theatre in the West End until 8 June, 2025. 

Tina Fey's hit musical, which is based on the 2004 film of the same name, follows student Cady Heron as she attempts to fit into North Shore High after being home schooled in Africa. But when she gets involved with popular girl group The Plastics, she learns that there are few things more dangerous...

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Tina Fey's hit musical, which is based on the 2004 film of the same name, follows student Cady Heron as she attempts to fit into North Shore High after being home schooled in Africa.

Look, it’s Glinda! And Elphaba! You can’t have one without the other. Stephen Schwartz’s musical phenomenon *Wicked* is an evergreen (sorry) spectacle, which follows Elphaba and Glinda as they go from enemies to friends, eventually becoming the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch.

The musical has been a vehicle for dozens of talented women playing the lead roles, including Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the roles on Broadway. Now this much-loved tale is being...

Two best friends: Elphaba and Glinda power pairings in 'Wicked'

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To celebrate Wicked Day, we look back on some of the incredible musical's most notable Elphaba and Glinda pairings, from Rachel Tucker and Louise Dearman to current duo Alexia Khadime and Lucy St. Louis.

I dreamed a dream! West End star Lucie Jones (*Wicked, Waitress, Pippin, Ghost, The Baker’s Wife*) will return to the London production of [*Les Misérables*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/300-les-miserables-tickets) for eight weeks this December. She will play Fantine from 23 December to 15 February 2025.

Katie Hall, who is currently playing Fantine in the West End, will perform the role in the World Tour of *Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular* from 26 December, in Manchester,...

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This October, *Les Misérables* entered its 40th year in London and is celebrating with its first world tour: *Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular*.

[*Moulin Rouge! The Musical*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/23350-moulin-rouge-the-musical-tickets) has announced that performances will extend through 24 May 2025 at the Piccadilly Theatre in the West End. 

Based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 Oscar-winning film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, and featuring the music of artists such as Elton John, The Beatles, and Elvis, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical* is a story of love and loss, beauty, and unparalleled extravagance. It follows lovesick...

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Based on Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 Oscar-winning film starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, *Moulin Rouge! The Musical* is a story of love and loss, beauty, and unparalleled extravagance.

Almeida Theatre production *The Years* will transfer to London's West End next year. The play will run at the Harold Pinter Theatre from 24 January to 19 April.

Internationaal Theater Amsterdam’s artistic director Eline Arbo returns to direct her adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s semi-autobiographical novel, which follows the life of one woman born during the second world war, living through different eras and juggling marriage, motherhood, and more.

Deborah Findlay, Romola Garai, Gina McKee, Anjli...

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Romola Garai, Harmony Rose-Bremner, Gina McKee, Deborah Findlay, and Anjli Mohindra will reprise their performances from the Almeida run. 

Casting has been announced for Virginia Gay's gender-flipped version of *Cyrano de Bergerac*, which opens at the Park Theatre in London on 11 December.

Virginia Gay (*Colin from Accounts, Winners & Losers, All Saints, Dancing With The Stars*), who has written the show and performed as Cyrano at the Traverse Theatre during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer, will reprise the role. 

Jessica Whitehurst (*Ridley, The Comedy of Errors*) plays Roxanne and Joseph Evans makes his stage debut as...

Virginia Gay's 'Cyrano' announces casting for Park Theatre run

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Writer and performer Virginia Gay's reimagining of the Edmond Rostand classic earned a Fringe First award for its run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer.

Casting has been revealed for [*Clueless the Musical*,](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/36641-clueless-the-musical) which opens at the Trafalgar Theatre next year. Performances begin on 15 February.

Emma Flynn (*Beautiful, Little Shop of Horrors*) will make her West End debut as Cher Horowitz, while Keelan McAuley (*Heathers the Musical, Grease*) will join in the role of Josh. They both starred in the developmental run at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley in February earlier this year.

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'Clueless the Musical' announces casting in the West End

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The musical has a book by the the original film's writer/directory Amy Heckerling, while the score is by singer-songwriter KT Tunstall.

It's time to journey way down to Hadestown! Rachel Tucker ([*Wicked*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/313-wicked-tickets)) and Trevor Dion Nicholas (*Next to Normal*) have joined the cast of *Hadestown* in the West End as lovers Persephone and Hades. They star alongside Madeline Charlemagne as Eurydice and Dylan Wood as Orpheus, in his West End debut.

The Tony Award-winning musical by Anaïs Mitchell (book, music, and lyrics), which opened in the West End on 10 February following a run at...

First look: Rachel Tucker and Trevor Dion Nicholas in 'Hadestown' in the West End

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The *Wicked* and *Next to Normal* stars will appear in Anaïs Mitchell Tony Award-winning musical about Orpheus and Eurydice until 9 February 2025.

I dreamed a dream! West End star Lucie Jones (*Wicked, Waitress, Pippin, Ghost, The Baker’s Wife*) will return to the London production of [*Les Misérables*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/300-les-miserables-tickets) for eight weeks this December. She will play Fantine from 23 December to 15 February 2025.

Katie Hall, who is currently playing Fantine in the West End, will perform the role in the World Tour of *Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular* from 26 December, in Manchester, Newcastle, Gothenburg, Stockholm, Malmo, and Amsterdam, before returning to the Sondheim Theatre from 17 February 2025.

The West End cast includes Ian McIntosh as Jean Valjean, Stewart Clarke as Javert, Jacob Dachtler as Marius, Amena El-Kindy as Éponine, Annabelle Aquino as Cosette, Luke Kempner as Thénardier, Claire Machin as Madame Thénardier, and Robson Broad as Enjolras.

The company is completed by Matt Bateman, Michael Baxter, Emily Olive Boyd, Daniel J Brian, Ella May Carter, Adam Colbeck-Dunn, Matthew Dale, Irfan Damani, Sophie-May Feek, Matt Hayden, Christopher Jacobsen, Jessica Johns-Parsons, Sam Kipling, Anouk van Laake, Mia Lamb, Sarah Lark, Matthew McConnell, Aaron-Jade Morgan, Ben Oatley, Adam Pearce, Jordan Simon Pollard, Danielle Rose, Jonathan Stevens, Georgia Tapp, Noah Thallon, and Imaan Victoria.

Set during early 19th-century France, the musical tells the story of Jean Valjean, a French peasant and convict, and his desire for redemption. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s score includes "I Dreamed a Dream", "On My Own", "Stars", "Bring Him Home", "Do You Hear the People Sing?", and "One Day More".

This October, *Les Misérables* entered its 40th year in London.

Book [*Les Misérables* tickets](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/300-les-miserables-tickets) on LondonTheatre.co.uk

*Photo credit: Lucie Jones as Fantine. (Photo by Johan Perrson)*

Ages 8+. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to an adult ticketholder (18+). Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.

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Don’t wait one day more. Head to the barricade. __*Les Misérables* tickets are available on London Theatre now.__

Victor Hugo’s epic French novel of the same name inspires the *Les Misérables* musical. The musical doesn’t focus on the French Revolution of 1789 though. Instead, *Les Misérables* tells an expansive story of one man’s journey to salvation from 1815 to 1832. 

After picking up audience buzz at the Barbican, *Les Misérables* opened at the Palace Theatre on 4 Dec. 1985. Its original cast boasts West End and Broadway talent, including Patti LuPone and Michael Ball. 

*Les Misérables* in London continues to attract audiences, with fans continuing to revisit this dazzling musical that includes [Boublil and Schönberg's hit songs](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatre-news/news/a-complete-guide-to-all-the-songs-in-les-miserables) such as “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Bring Him Home,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?" 

Audiences worldwide can’t get enough of Jean Valjean’s troubled life. Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, and Russell Crowe starred in the 2012 Academy Award-nominated *Les Misérables* film. Plus, it’s been produced across 42 countries and translated into 22 languages. But there's nothing quite like seeing *Les Misérables*, the West End's longest-running musical, in London.

### What is *Les Misérables* about?

The *Les Misérables* musical is set against the backdrop of 19th-century France and tells a moving story of unrequited love, sacrifice, passion, redemption, and revolutionary spirit. The newly-free prisoner Jean Valjean builds a new, respectable life for himself but is hunted by the prison guard Javert, all while revolutionaries fight for freedom in France. Throughout the musical, audiences meet Fantine, Eponine, and Cosette, as well as the Thenardiers, and freedom fighters like Marius and Enjolras. 

Tickets to *Les Misérables* are available now. Book tickets to *Les Misérables* on London Theatre today.

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Do you hear the people sing? The iconic West End classic returns with a fresh staging and design. Even if you’ve seen *Les Mis* before, you haven’t seen it like this. 
This global hit tells a timeless story of redemption and revolution, complete with famous songs like “I Dreamed A Dream.” 
Get your tickets to *Les Miserables* at the Sondheim Theatre today.

As *Les Misérables* progresses, you’ll be whisked away throughout France. Join Fantine and the factory girls as they struggle to earn a living, then head to the Thenardiers inn as they beg, borrow, and steal off their guests. After this, it’s time to head to the barricade as the revolutionaries fight for freedom. 

With beautiful love songs, heartbreaking loss, and rousing battle cries, it’s easy to see why audiences go back time and time again. *Les Misérables* is definitely a French history lesson to remember. You won’t want to wait one day more to see one of the world’s most popular musicals. 

## What to Watch For:

- Although the show tells of a French revolution, it’s not about the French Revolution we learn about at school. The French revolution took place between 1789 to 1799, and *Les Misérables* takes place from 1815 to 1832. It’s likely that characters in the musical would have served during the French revolution though!
- Every performance includes 392 costumes and 31 wigs.
- To date, there’s the musical has been translated into 21 languages, including six Spanish versions, two German versions, Korean, and Czech.
- The original *Les Misérables* London cast starred Patti LuPone as Eponine and Michael Ball as Marius. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, and more appeared in the musical film.

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Do you hear the people sing? Join the revolutionary spirit in the West End's longest-running musical. *Les Misérables* follows Jean Valjean's quest for redemption, unfolding against the backdrop of 19th-century France. Hear all your favourite songs from this timeless score, including "I Dreamed a Dream" and "Bring Him Home."

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Another fantastic chapter in West End history has been gloriously (re)written, with not one but two spectacular reinventions -&nbsp;first of a theatre itself, in which the Queen's on Shaftesbury Avenue has been reincarnated as the <a href="/theatres/sondheim-theatre">Sondheim Theatre</a> and completely refurbished by its owner Cameron Mackintosh to restore it from a threadbare functionality to which it had previously been brought back 61 years ago from wartime bomb damage to a glowing and welcoming new warmth. Meanwhile, its current tenant -&nbsp;already the West End's longest-running musical -&nbsp;has itself been entirely overhauled, with Mackintosh taking the opportunity of its temporary 20-week closure for the theatre's refurbishment to replace the original landmark RSC production with a touring version that was first created for a UK tour as part of the show's 25th-anniversary celebrations in 2010. It was briefly seen in London that year at the Barbican - the show's original London home - running contemporaneously with the West End edition, and is even now on a new European and UK tour, currently playing in Zurich before it returns to continue across the regions in March. The first thing to say about it is that it still owes a lot to the original Trevor Nunn and John Caird production -&nbsp;the famous revolve of John Napier's original design may have gone, for instance, but now the actors merely mime the identical movement (originally the work of Kate Flatt, with musical staging now credited to Geoffrey Garratt, long an associate on the original production) as they advance across the stage in the ever-rousing Act One finale of "One Day More" as the iconic red flag is waved above them. Fans of the original will check off numerous such instances, including the indelible image of a dead Enjolras lying across the back of a cart. Crucially, too, the original costume designs of Andreane Neofitou are also retained, so visually there are plenty of references to the original production. There are also several cast veterans of the previous incarnation, including principals Bradley Jaden who was Javert in the final cast of the original and reprises that role now; Jon Robyns, previously Marius and Enjolras, who now graduates to the role of Jean Valjean; and <a href="/actor-profile/carrie-hope-fletcher">Carrie Hope Fletcher</a>, previously Eponine and now playing Fantine (and all three in spectacular voice); amongst others in the ensemble who also include fellow West End returnees Ciaran Bowling, Sarah Lark and Luke McCall. The show remains an ensemble effort, as it was when it was first created by Nunn and Caird. That establishes a welcome sense of continuity from past to present versions, but it is also given a fresh 21st-century inventiveness with Matt Kinley's sets being complemented by stunning painterly projections, inspired by Victor Hugo's own paintings, that have been niftily realised by Fifty-Nine Productions and Finn Ross, all of which are lavishly lit by Paule Constable. Mick Potter's sound is also thrilling, wrapping the theatre is swathes of sumptuous melody, richly played by the pit orchestra under the direction of Steve Moss. As both a producer and theatre owner, Cameron Mackintosh has always been about attention to detail; the reopening of this theatre and show gives him an opportunity to prove his meticulous care in both. But I also love fresh new details, whether it be the reintroduction of rear dress circle boxes that are newly named in honour of Maggie Smith and Judi Dench, or new cast members like West End regular Josefina Gabrielle, who - cast entirely against her usual sophisticated type as Madame Thenardier -&nbsp;is virtually unrecognisable and truly hilarious. The show remains a thrilling triumph. Here's to the next 35 years, as it looks set to become <a href="/show/the-mousetrap">The Mousetrap</a> of musical theatre; but unlike that murder mystery, there's hardly any mystery to why it's such an enduring success.<a href="/show/les-miserables">Les Miserables</a>&nbsp;is at the <a href="/theatres/sondheim-theatre">Sondheim Theatre</a>.<a href="/show/les-miserables">Les Miserables&nbsp;tickets</a> are available now.

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The Sondheim Theatre, formerly known as Queen's Theatre, is a historic venue in London's bustling West End. Opened in 1907 and designed by famed architect W.G.R Sprague, the theatre is a testament to Edwardian Baroque architecture. Its luxurious red and gold interior hosts nearly 1100 attendees, offering a top-notch viewing experience regardless of seating location. The theatre is renowned for its legendary performance of 'Les Misérables', which ran for a record-breaking 35 years. In 2019, the theatre underwent substantial refurbishment and was reborn as the Sondheim Theatre, with advanced technologies enhancing its historic charm. Visitors can anticipate a memorable performance complemented by the theatre's state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems. **Getting to the Sondheim Theatre:** Situated at 51 Shaftesbury Ave, the theatre is easily accessible by various modes of transport. Piccadilly Circus station on the London Underground is a mere 3 minute walk, while Leicester Square station is an 8 minute walk. Numerous bus services stop nearby, such as numbers 14, 19, and 38. For those who prefer driving, the nearest Q-Park is in Wardour Street, with a concession rate available for theatre-goers.

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The Sondheim Theatre opened on 8 Oct. 1907. TThe Sondheim was built as a pair with the Hicks Theatre, now called the [Gielgud Theatre](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatres/gielgud-theatre). 

The theatre was badly damaged in September 1940 when a World War II German bomb dropped directly on the building. The façade and front of house areas were destroyed. It took 20 years before the damage was repaired and the theatre reopened. Whilst the auditorium remained untouched, the exterior and foyer were rebuilt with a modern look.

The theatre has seen performances from several notable stars, including Fred Astaire, Noel Coward, and [Kenneth Branagh](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/actor-profile/kenneth-branagh). 

The Sondheim Theatre is currently home to [*Les Misérables*](https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/show/les-miserables), where it's played since 2004.

## Sondheim Theatre Seating Information

The auditorium has three levels - Stalls, Dress Circle and Upper Circle.

The Stalls offers good views of the stage, helped by a noticable rake in the seating from Row H onwards. 

The Dress Circle offers good legroom, but the curving of the area means that the sightlines from the outermost seats to suffer. 

The Upper Circle has a very good rake in the seating allowing for good views.

## Where is *Les Miserables* in London?

*Les Miserables* is at the Sondheim Theatre in London. The Sondheim Theatre is located on Shaftesbury Theatre. It's close to West End theatres including the Lyric Theatre and the Gielgud Theatre.

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The Sondheim Theatre in London’s West End is an Edwardian Baroque building known for a record-breaking 'Les Misérables' run. Accessible by tube, bus, or car.

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