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About the show
Find Miss Saigon tickets. Check cast, times and running details on BritishTheatre.com.
What is Miss Saigon about?
Boublil and Schönberg's epic musical, inspired by Puccini's Madama Butterfly, tells the story of Kim, a young Vietnamese woman, and Chris, an American GI, who fall in love during the fall of Saigon in 1975. When they are separated by the chaos of war, Kim's desperate search for Chris spans continents and years, building to a devastating climax that ranks among the most emotionally powerful in all musical theatre. The show confronts the human cost of war, the refugee experience, and the impossible choices forced upon ordinary people by extraordinary circumstances.
Why see Miss Saigon?
Miss Saigon features one of the most spectacular staging moments in theatre history — the helicopter evacuation of the American embassy — alongside a score of extraordinary emotional power. The role of Kim demands a performer of rare vocal ability and dramatic intensity, and the West End has consistently delivered productions that honour the show's ambition. Beyond the spectacle, this is a deeply humane story about love, sacrifice, and the aftermath of war that leaves audiences shattered and uplifted in equal measure.
Practical information for visitors
Miss Saigon plays periodically in the West End. Check current listings for venue and dates. The show deals with war, exploitation, and loss, and is recommended for teenagers and adults. Running time is approximately two hours and forty-five minutes including an interval.
Similar shows you might enjoy
For more epic musicals, Les Misérables is the obvious companion piece (same composers). Hamilton offers another perspective on revolution and its consequences, while The Phantom of the Opera provides comparable theatrical grandeur.
Cancellation policy: theatre tickets cannot be cancelled, exchanged, or refunded once purchased.
Performance schedule
Evenings: 7.30pm Mon – Sat
Matinees: 2.30pm Thurs & Sat
Cast & Creatives
CAST
The Engineer – Jon Jon Briones
Kim – Eva Noblezada
Chris – Alistair Brammer
Ellen – Tamsin Carroll
Gigi – Rachelle Ann Go
John – Hugh Maynard
Thuy - Kwang-Ho Hong
Julia Abueva, Leon Cooke, Natalie Chua, Jon-Scott Clark, Jenny Ding, Dale Evans, Callum Francis, Ashley Gilmour, Maria Graciano, Simon Hardwick, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Matthew Jeans, Kurt Kansley, Kittiphun Kittipakapom, David Kar-Hing Lee, Mitch Leow, Ethan Le Phong, Ela Lisondra, Carolyn Maitland, Tanya Manalang, Christian Rey Marbella, Kanako Nakano, Thao Nguyen, Saori Oda, Ariel Reonal, Jon Reynolds, Romeo Salazar, Jordan Shaw, Niall Sheehy, Marsha Songcome, Kerry Spark, Eloisa Amalia Tan, Gavin Tsang, Thao Vilayvong, Amadeus Wiliams, Gerald Zarcilla.
CREATIVE TEAM
Book and Lyrics by Alain Boublil
Concept, Book and Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg
Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jnr
Director - Laurence Connor
Musical Staging - Bob Avian
Additional Choreography - Geoffrey Garratt
Set Design - Totie Driver and Matt Kinley
Original Set Design - Adrian Vaux
Costume Design - Adreane Neofitou
Lighting Design - Bruno Poet
Sound Design - Mick Potter
Musical Supervisors - Stephen Brooker and John Rigby
Musical Director - Alfonso Casado Trigo
1989 Laurence Olivier Awards
Best Actor In A Musical – Jonathan Pryce
Best Actress In A Musical – Lea Salonga
1991 Tony Awards
Best Performance By a Leading Actor In a Musical – Jonathan Pryce
Best Performance By A Leading Actress In A Musical – Lea Salonga
Best Performance By a Featured Actors In a Musical - Hinton Battle
1991 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Actors In a Musical – Jonathan Pryce
Outstanding Actress In A Musical – Lea Salonga
Outstanding Orchestrations – William David Brohn
Outstanding Lighting Design – David Hersey
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