On Saturday the 8th of October Les Miserables London will be celebrating their 31st anniversary in the heart of London’s West End. The show originally opened at the Barbarian Theatre in 1985. It has since won a multitude of awards, become a firm favourite amongst fans and has become the longest running musical of all time. The stars of the original cast have gone on to have incredible careers and world-wide fame. Let’s have a look at what the stars looked like then and now.
Colm Wilkinson – Jean Valjen:
Roger Allam – Inspector Javert:
Patti Lupone – Fantine:
Alun Armstong – Thénardier
Susan Jane Tanner – Mme. Thénardier
Michael Ball OBE – Marius:
Frances Ruffelle – Éponine:
Rebecca Caine – Cosette:
To book tickets to see Les Miserables London in it’s 31st year head to the production website. For daily updates from the cast and crew of Les Mis head to their official Twitter page.
