The new version of the musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, creators of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon, will run at The Old Vic Theatre from the 1st to the 31st October.
Debuting this autumn, a new version of the Martin Guerre will officially open at The Old Vic Theatre on the 20th October.
Directed by Matthew Warchus, this revvial of the musical will be a semi-staged production in-the-round, with casting yet to be announced.
Set in the 16th century, the story follows that of young peasant woman, Bertrande whose husband Martin abandons her and their village. Fast forward a few years and a man proclaiming to be Martin transformed into a different kind of man.
Martin Guerre first premiered at the Prince Edward Theatre in London before undergoing several major revisions.
This new version of the musical will include new music, lyrics and folk-inflected orchestrations. New lyrics are by Boublil, Annabel Mutale Reed and Paul Hodge, while the existing lyrics are by Boublil and Stephen Clark. Original French lyrics are by Boublil, with additional material by Hodge.
The creative team includes set and costume design by Rob Howell, choreography by Lizzi Gee, lighting design by Hugh Vanstone, Luca Panetta and Toby Ison, sound design by Fergus O’Hare, orchestrations by Tom Curran, musical supervision by Chris Poon, and casting by Will Burton for Grindrod Burton Casting.
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