Les Misérables - Sondheim Theatre

I do think this is happening as to get them used to the show before the tour and Bradley Jaden did do his run in January with Killian (probably to get them used to being Valjean and Javert together). It could be a bit of both with the regular performers since i do remember Stewart Clarke was already having time off in January anyway before Bradley came in

Yeah they do this a lot - put people in London for a month or so who are preparing for various concerts/other productions.

Never understood the need for it. The concert is new and they are all professionals capable of learning and rehearsing. Why on earth do they need to do London as a try out?
Doesn't happen in any other shows!

And it's not like it's needed for London sales boost.
Cast change announcement will be soon anyway.....

As I couldn't get a ticket for their arena appearance this is the next best thing.

Bear in mind there’s often sizeable on the day discounts via TKTS / Official London Theatre if you can leave it that late…

I'm not basing this on anything official, but it makes more sense that they would be in it until the 10th which is a Saturday. It would be weird if their final day was on a Thursday, basically mid-week.

Cam Macs office have now confirmed that it's 25th July to 10th August and has changed the error on the website.

See even I am making typos now!
Yes and thanks for pointing that out.

Yes, unfortunately it’s never guaranteed for a show like Les Mis and I’m sure the Bonnie/Jac effect has seen demand spike this week.

I saw on a Facebook fan group two people who’d travelled to London hoping to see last night’s performance but unable to get tickets at the box office as they were hoping. Unsure if they didn’t know it was Bonnie and Jac’s debut performance or if they’d just not realised that might make it harder to get tickets than usual.

Perhaps next week things’ll get back to normal and it’ll be easier to get on the day tickets again.

Due to see them later next month. I've heard that Bonnie did the splits. Don't know if it was a one off or she is going to do it every night. Hope its the latter.
It should be written into every contract she signs.

I was there last night so that’s five shows in and the splits were still there - I think the spot where the splits have been blocked in is likely to stay. There’s a sort of high kick in a different scene as well. Will be interesting to see if anything comes of it with the tour and how they block it as a concert. Bonnie doing the splits in a concert staging is actually more controlled in movement than the previous blocking so maybe this makes sense.

Jac will settle into an excellent Marius I think. He sounds more mature than the last few in this cast so it’s an adjustment, but his rapport with the rest of the students has an excellent energy and he sounds great.

Bonnie is a very different Madam T to Claire. Bonnie has a very specific energy on stage and the Sondheim is a small stage really so she is a pocket rocket who doesn’t fade behind Thenardier at all. I wonder if they will try to bring her down a little darker over the course of her West End run. Luke started more comedic when he first joined and is a darker Mr T now, so it seems logical. They play well off each other and the ‘one thing more…’ before they sell Cosette was strong and showed the potential for that darkness to shine through.

I'm intrigued...at what point of the show does this happen?

I believe we're getting a new JVJ, Cosette, Eponine and Enjolras (maybe more but not sure). A lot of the ensemble are leaving too.