Cameron Mackintosh’s hit West End production of Les Misérables will welcome a number of new cast members to the stage of the Sondheim Theatre next month.
From 2 February, Harry Hepple (Hello, Dolly!, London Palladium, Assassins, Chichester Festival Theatre, Hamilton, Victoria Palace Theatre) will take over as Thénardier opposite Lizzie Bea (Sister Act, Dominion Theatre/Hammersmith Apollo/UK tour, Hairspray, London Coliseum) as Madame Thénardier, with Jess Folley (Burlesque: The Musical, Manchester Opera House/Savoy Theatre) stepping into the role of Éponine.
They will join Ian McIntosh as Jean Valjean, Sam Oladeinde as Javert, Lucie Jones as Fantine (until 11 April as previously announced), Thiago Phillip Felizardo as Marius, Joe Griffiths-Brown as Enjolras and Izzi Levine as Cosette.
The company is completed by Hollie Aires, Aidan Banyard, Ella May Carter, Nicholas Carter, Matthew Dale, Irfan Damani, Lily De-La-Haye, Lila Falce-Bass, Sophie-May Feek, Jessica Johns-Parsons, Seán Keany, Chris Kiely, Sam Kipling, Mia Lamb, Sarah Lark, Ollie Llewelyn-Williams, Matthew McConnell, Aaron-Jade Morgan, Adam Pearce, William Pennington, Jordan Simon Pollard, Lewis Renninson, Danielle Rose, Georgia Tapp, Noah Thallon, Imaan Victoria and Danny Whelan.
Now in its 41st record-breaking year in London, the hit production is currently booking up to 3 October 2026.
Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg. It has music by Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel with additional material by James Fenton and adaptation by Trevor Nunn and John Caird.
Orchestrations are by Stephen Metcalfe, Christopher Jahnke and Stephen Brooker with original orchestrations by John Cameron. The production is directed by James Powell and Laurence Connor and 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, projections realised by Finn Ross and Fifty Nine Productions, musical staging by Geoffrey Garratt and music supervision by Stephen Brooker and Alfonso Casado Trigo.
Angela Thomas
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