Hot on the heels of yesterday’s exciting Matilda announcement Cameron Mackintosh has today announced that Miss Saigon will land at Manchester’s Palace Theatre on 21th March 2018 and will stay in the city for a total of 7 weeks until 12th May 2018, with tickets going on sale on 18 May. www.miss-saigon.com
Mackintosh also announced the principal casting of his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical, Red Concepcion will play ‘The Engineer’, Sooha Kim ‘Kim’, Ashley Gilmour ‘Chris’, Zoë Doano ‘Ellen’ and Gerald Santos ‘Thuy’. At certain performances ‘Kim’ will be played by Joreen Bautista.
Here at Opening Night we’re thrilled to hear that Barnaby Hughes most recently seen in Hope Mill Theatre’s stunning production Yank! will be amongst the cast, huge congratulations Barnaby!
Miss Saigon tells the heart-wrenching story of the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.
Since its London premiere in 1989, Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon has become one of the most successful musicals in history. The show has since been performed in 28 countries, over 300 cities in 15 different languages, has won over 40 awards including 2 Olivier Awards, 3 Tony Awards, and 4 Drama Desk Awards and been seen by over 35 million people worldwide.
Tickets will be in huge demand for this epic production, we are thrilled to say in Manchester the heat is most definitely on!
MISS SAIGON UK TOUR 2017/2018
MONDAY 3 JULY – SATURDAY 22 JULY 2017
CURVE, LEICESTER
www.curveonline.co.uk – 0116 242 3595
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 26 JULY – SATURDAY 23 SEPTEMBER 2017
BIRMINGHAM HIPPODROME
www.birminghamhippodrome.com – 0844 338 5000
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2017
BORD GAIS ENERGY THEATRE, DUBLIN
www.bordgaisenergytheatre.ie – +353 (1) 677 7999
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 – SATURDAY 6 JANUARY 2018
WALES MILLENNIUM CENTRE, CARDIFF
www.wmc.org.uk – 029 2063 6464
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 17 JANUARY – SATURDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2018
FESTIVAL THEATRE EDINBURGH
www.edtheatres.com – 01315296000
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 21 FEBRUARY – SATURDAY 17 MARCH 2018
MAYFLOWER THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON
www.mayflower.org.uk – 02380 711811
ON SALE NOW
WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH – SATURDAY 12 MAY 2018
MANCHESTER PALACE THEATRE
www.atgtickets.com/venues/palace-theatre-manchester/ – 0844 871 3019
ON SALE 18 MAY 2017
WEDNESDAY 16 MAY – SATURDAY 23 JUNE 2018
THE BRISTOL HIPPODROME
www.atgtickets.com/venues/bristol-hippodrome/ – 0844 871 3012
ON SALE 18 MAY 2017
WEDNESDAY 4 JULY – SATURDAY 4 AUGUST 2018
THEATRE ROYAL PLYMOUTH
http://www.theatreroyal.com/ – 01752 267222 ON SALE 18 MAY 2017
WEDNESDAY 15 AUGUST – SATURDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2018
NORWICH THEATRE ROYAL
www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk 01603 63 00 00
ON SALE 21 AUGUST
Opening Night 