Vidar Hjardeng MBE - Les Misérables, Audio Described Theatre
Season 1, Episode 1360, Sep 02, 2022, 12:00 PM
RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio audio described theatre reviews.
This week Vidar was reviewing the audio described performance of the new touring production of Les Misérables at the Birmingham Hippodrome on Saturday 13 August with audio description by professional Describer Jonathan Nash.
This new staging of Les Misérables has been hailed as a 'Les Mis for the 21st Century'. With scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Bring Him Home, One Day More, Master Of The House and many more. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.
As Les Misérables is one of Vidar’s favourite theatre shows, so how did it stand up to other productions that he has seen over the years….
This new touring production of Les Misérables continues around the UK and do visit the following website for more details of performances near you -
https://www.lesmis.com/uk-ireland-tour
(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)
This week Vidar was reviewing the audio described performance of the new touring production of Les Misérables at the Birmingham Hippodrome on Saturday 13 August with audio description by professional Describer Jonathan Nash.
This new staging of Les Misérables has been hailed as a 'Les Mis for the 21st Century'. With scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Bring Him Home, One Day More, Master Of The House and many more. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 52 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.
As Les Misérables is one of Vidar’s favourite theatre shows, so how did it stand up to other productions that he has seen over the years….
This new touring production of Les Misérables continues around the UK and do visit the following website for more details of performances near you -
https://www.lesmis.com/uk-ireland-tour
(Image shows RNIB logo. 'RNIB' written in black capital letters over a white background and underlined with a bold pink line, with the words 'See differently' underneath)