I thought everything about Birmingham's run of Les Miserables was fantastic. The live orchestra were exceptional. The lighting effects, especially those showing moving in the sewers were exquisite. I thought the casting was really well done, especially Killian Donnelly with his very Hugh Jackman vibe as Jean Valjean and Katie Hall as Fantine, both I thought were fabulous.
It feels genuinely exciting throughout and the precise choreography really absorbs you into the story. The singing rather importantly was also exceptional - I'm always annoyed when singers in musicals go too operatic, including too much vibrato on every note. There was a touch of the "I need to make this my own so will sing completely out of time" every now and then, but not enough to annoy me too much.
It was really a performance of superb quality, even the merch whilst not cheap (though not overpriced either) feels really well made.
The Hippodrome need comfier seats. They just do. It is too expensive to allow customers to be that hot and cramped for that amount of time.
In all, an excellent production of one of my favourite musicals, and with it coming back in 2020 I can genuinely recommend without feeling guilty. Brilliant.
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