Martin Guerre-OLD VIC London-Oct 2026

https://www.oldvictheatre.com/stage/martin-guerre/

"You think you know Martin Guerre? Think again.

The extraordinary true story of forbidden love, deceit and passion on trial… in an all-new version.

Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Olivier Award-winning musical is reimagined for the London stage with new music, new lyrics, new folk-inflected orchestrations and a thrilling new In The Round staging.

Back, but with a whole new identity. From the creators of Les Misérables, this preview production of semi-staged performances will run for five weeks only. Directed by Matthew Warchus, experience this captivating tale as you’ve never seen before with an exclusive first look at the new Martin Guerre."

“… this preview production of semi-staged performances will run for five weeks only…”

Preview of what?

Has anyone seen this one? I'm reading about new songs, which I always thought was underrated. I've always thought Martin Guerre's problem was never the score, which has at least four things better than anything in Miss Saigon. It was that they rewrote the book so many times in previews that nobody involved could tell you what the show was about by opening. A theatre like the Old Vic, with a fixed run and no commercial pressure to keep tinkering, is exactly the environment that show never got.

mitchern said: "Has anyone seen this one? I'm reading about new songs, which I always thought was underrated.I've always thought Martin Guerre's problem was never the score, which has at least four things better than anything in Miss Saigon. It was that they rewrote the book so many times in previews that nobody involved could tell you what the show was about by opening. A theatre like the Old Vic, with a fixed run and no commercial pressure to keep tinkering, is exactly the environment that show never got."

Performances had to be postponed because of a gas leak affecting many businesses throughout the neighborhood. Lots of discussion on the UK TheatreBoard.