THE GRINNING MAN
About The Show
Following its hugely successful premiere at Bristol Old Vic where it received nightly standing ovations, the critically acclaimed new musical The Grinning Man transfers to the West End for a limited season only.
From Tony Award-winning director Tom Morris (War Horse), Kneehigh writer Carl Grose and featuring ‘an outstanding score’ (Sunday Times) by Tim Phillips and Marc Teitler, The Grinning Man is a magical reimagining of the classic novel by Victor Hugo (Les Misérables).
A strange new act has arrived at the fairground. Who is Grinpayne and how did he get his hideous smile? Paraded as a freak, then celebrated as a star, only the love of a sightless girl can reveal his terrible secret.
Set in a fantastical world created by designer Jon Bausor (Bat Out of Hell), and brought to life with the visually stunning puppetry of Gyre & Gimble, The Grinning Man invites you to be seduced by the darkness from 6 December.
"This stunning new musical demands to be seen"
The Times
"The best puppetry since War Horse"
Mail on Sunday
The Guardian
The Telegraph
The Times
The Observer
The Sunday Times
The Independent
Daily Mail
Sunday Express
Mail on Sunday
"A Riot of Imagination"
The Times
Creative Team
Music
Tim Phillips & Marc Teitler
Lyrics
Carl Grose, Tom Morris, Tim Phillips & Marc Teitler
Director
Tom Morris
Sound Designer
Simon Baker
Puppetry Design and Direction
Gyre & Gimble
Music Supervisor
Tom Deering
Costume Designer
Jean Chan
Lighting Designer
Rob Casey
Producer
Bristol Old Vic
Movement Director
Jane Gibson
Set Designer
Jon Bausor
Book
Carl Grose
Producer
Trafalgar Entertainment
Producer
David Adkin
Producer
Neil Laidlaw
Producer
Eilene Davidson
Producer
Richard O'Brien