Earl Carpenter "LES MISERABLES" 25th Anniversary 2009 Cardiff Tryout Playbill

Description

This is a rare December 12th, 2009 programme (pl
aybill)
from the tryout of the 25th Anniversary Tour of the landmark ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG musical "LES MISERABLES" at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, Wales. (The five-week tryout engagement opened
December 12th, 2009 and closed January 16th, 2010. The tour would commence on January 19th, 2010 in Manchester, England followed by stops in Norwich
, England
, Birmingham
, England
, Edinburgh, Scotland, Paris, France, Salford
, England,
Bristol,
England and Southampton, England
before opening on September 14th, 2010 at the Barbican Centre in London
.) ..... Based on the VICTOR HUGO classic, the cast included JOHN OWEN-JONES as "Jean Valjean", EARL CARPENTER as "Javert", GARETH GATES as "Marius", ROSALIND JAMES as "Eponine", MADALENA ALBERTO
as "Fantine", LYNNE WILMOT as "Madame Thenardier", ASHLEY ARTUS as "Thenardier", JON ROBYNS as "Enjolras"
and KATIE HALL as "Cosette" and included DAVID LAWRENCE, JONATHAN ALDEN, LAURA TEBBUTT, VICTORIA FARLEY, RHIANNON SARAH PORTER, ROSA O'REILLY, LEIGH RHIANON COGGINS, VANESSA LEAGH HICKS, BETH DAVIES, REBECCA McKINNIS, CARL MULLANEY, AMELIA JEFFORD, CHARLOTTE NICHOLAS, MAIA TAMRAKER, HOLLIE JONES, SAFARA HALPIN JONES, CAITLIN TAYLOR, JAKE ABBOTT, DYLAN JONES, TOBY PRYNNE, LUKE KEMPNER, IAN CADDICK, JONATHAN ALDEN, CARL MULLANEY, DAVID COVEY, OWAIN WILLIAMS, CHRISTOPHER JACOBSEN, RHIDIAN MARC, ADAM LINSTEAD, DAVID LAWRENCE, JAMIE MUSCATO, JOANNA LOXTON, GEMMA O'DUFFY, MICHAEL BAXTER, PETER MANCHESTER and LEIGHTON RAFFERTY ..... CREDITS:
Book by ALAIN BOUBLIL and CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG based on the VICTOR HUGO novel; Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHONBERG; Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER; Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL and JEAN-MARC NATEL; Additional Material by JAMES FENTON; Sets designed by MATT KINLEY inspired by the paintings of VICTOR HUGO; Costumes designed by ANDREANE NEOFITOU; Original Production Directed and Adapted by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD; Tour Staged by LAURENCE CONNOR and JAMES POWELL; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH
..... DETAILS: The 56 page playbill measures 6 3/4" X 9 3/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers, promotional and historical text (in both English and Welsh) and individual photos and bios of each of the actors and members of the creative team ..... CONDITION: With the exception of light edge wear, this rare playbill is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.