I must start by saying that the stage show of Les Mis has
now been seen by over 70 million people around the world. That’s more than the
populations of Canada, Australia and Portugal added together! For anyone who
hasn’t seen the show, can you try and summarise it in no more than three
sentences?
Les Miserables
tells the story of an ex-convict hero Jean Valjean who serves 19 years in
prison for stealing a loaf of bread. His whole life is a quest for redemption
while trying to escape from the the police inspector Javert who relentlessly
pursues him. Throughout the story we meet characters such as Fantine, we see
the love triangle between Marius, Cosette and Eponine, daughter of the cruel
Thernadiers. We see poverty, social injustice, endurance, hope over struggle, revolution,
moral lessons, love and compassion. The show is sung throughout and is arguably the best score of all time. It’s a timeless piece that touches modern day audiences even after 31 years
running.
We saw you a while ago when you were covering the role of
Eponine and thought you were magnificent. How has your interpretation of the
role changed since taking it on full time?
My interpretation
of her has stayed somewhat the same but it has developed a lot more. Because I’m playing her every night, I have been able to discover more in depth
to her as a character, and put my own mark on her as an actor.
