A quick Les Mis question

[Bob30]

Does the queens theatre foyer have a cast board and do they use understudy slips?

I just like to know who I am going to see I what part before the show starts and I am hopeless at finding the boards (couldn't find Wickeds or Sweeneys) so if someone could tell me where to look that's be great!

[Princeton Returns]

I don't think they put slips in, but i might be wrong. I can't remember

The cast board is on your left as you go in, in the corner just before the merchandise stand starts.

[mfan123]

I dont believe they do slips, i saw it a week ago and we had an understudy for fantine, there was no slip just an announcment before the show started, also as previously stated, the cast board is simple to find just to the left as you go in the door but what i find odd is it only states who is performing not what role they are playing so you have to go through it closely if you are looking for someone in particular.

[sophle]

There's the cast board, but as has already been said, this only says who is performing that night in general - it doesn't give roles. There is a sheet that lists the understudies though, near the stairs to the Dress Circle, on the desk that's part of the box office desk but it's on the foyer side as opposed to the box office side. This lists all the roles that are being understudied, as opposed to the announcement which just gives main roles.

[Bob30]

Thank you! I just want to be able to quickly check If Tam/Geronimo/Sierra/Danielle are performing as I would love to see them in their roles but I don't mind understudies at all :)

[mfan123]

Well Tam, Geronimo And Danielle are brilliant, you are in for a real treat, i never got to see Sierra but imagine she is great. When are you seeing the show? Craig is sick at the moment but i imagine he will be back soon!

[Bob30]

18th August so have a while yet! But was just thinking about the board the other day so thought I post it before I forgot :)

[My Oh My]

Yeah, as others have said, the board is easy to find. You'll likely find it without even looking for it as it's unavoidable.

Is this your first time seeing the show? Where are you seated?

I had the privilege of seeing this show in London twice in September, 2010, before they mashed-up the orchestrations. Don't worry though, unless you know and love the originals like me. Most people, even fans, don't mind the new, cutesy ones.

I've seen all five U.S. productions (1st, 2nd, 3rd national tours, the original Broadway production, and the 2006 Broadway 'revival' a total of 30 times) and the current London production at the Queen's holds the spot as the most visually stunning of all of them, even if it's the smallest in scale. Shows that lighting and staging/direction are more crucial than scale and the original production is a wonder in those departments. And the way they adapted the original designs to the smaller space, using perspective tricks and maintaining much of the original height, honestly made it sometimes seem bigger than the full-scale productions I'm so used to.

Ahhhh, I want to see it again!! It's about that time to get my MIZ fix!!!

Have fun!

[Mattiedr]

I was there on Tuesday, and Adam linstead who plays the Bishop was named on the board, but he was sat in the stalls taking notes! Thought that was odd!

[Bob30]

My oh my - I'm sat in Row A of the Upper Circle and I am not familiar with the original production (apart from the London cast recording) as i wasn' born when it premiered!!! I can't wait for it as I have nothing to compare it too I think I will love it :)

[My Oh My]

I think you're confused or I didn't make myself clear, or both, LOL.

The production you're seeing IS the original production. It played at the Palace Theatre down the street from 4 December, 1985 to April, 2004 and then it moved to the Queen's and has been playing there ever since. If you were born after the show premiered in London (8 October, 1985 at its try-out, limited-run venue: the Barbican Theatre) then the show has been playing continuously every year of your life. Wow, I feel old, roflmao.

At any rate, maybe you're not confused and only meant to say you aren't familiar with larger scale productions of the original, so if that's the case, disregard what I just said, LOL.

But, yep, either way, you're seeing the one that started it all. I only wish you were sitting closer!!! This show is better appreciated from up close.

Wait...is upper circle equivalent to what we know as the mezzanine in the states? If so, then that's not bad, especially row A!

But if that's what we Americans call the balcony (I call it nosebleeeeed section), then be ready to see ants being spun by a tiny saucer and a bunch of random bric-a-brac suddenly appearing on said teeny lil' saucer and then it randomly disappearing with aforementioned ants building a lil' colony then getting killed. The end.

Here's hoping "upper circle" is the mezzanine!! You British with your odd names, LOL!! =P

[ClapYo'Hands]

The Upper Circle is the Balcony but since The Queen's is so small, it's not the distance that is the problem but the restriction of the view.

[Bob30]

My oh my - I meant I never saw the show when it was at the Palace that's what I meant when I said original, Im aware it is still the original but it has changed since it first premiered :) And the upper circle at the queens (gathering from what others have said) isnt to high and offers good views :)

[ClapYo'Hands]

Since you're sat at the front, Bob, it won't be too high, but due to the curvature of the circle, the view completely depends on what seat number you have. I hope you enjoy it though :)