21 July – 1 August
A spectacular new production of MISS SAIGON, as Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn, is coming to the Bristol Hippodrome as part of a UK and Ireland tour.
Adapted from Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, the Vietnam War provides a heady backdrop to the story of the doomed romance between an American soldier and a young Vietnamese prostitute.
In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17 year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris.
However, not even their love is enough to keep the Vietnam war at bay forever, and when Saigon falls, Chris is forced to flee the country. Kim awaits Chris’ return for years – but he has since found a new wife back in America. Will Chris return to Kim, or abandon the life they created to the mercy of the Vietcong?.
The soaring score features hit songs including; “The Heat is On”, “The Movie in My Mind”, “Last Night of the World” and “The American Dream”.
The show’s original producer Cameron Mackintosh has put together a new creative team with his fellow producer, Michael Harrison. The pair have joined forces with director Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, who previously directed Cameron’s production of Miss Saigon (originally directed by Laurence Connor) for the Australian Opera, to create a version of the musical that will be able to play different-sized theatres across the country, whilst still delivering the show’s epic drama and stirring passion.
This new version of Miss Saigon stars actor and singer Jack Kane (Years and Years) as Chris and, making her exciting professional debut, Julianne Pundan as Kim. Queer performer Seann Miley Moore (who appeared on The X Factor in 2015) reprises their ground-breaking take on bar owner and hustler, the Engineer, which they previously played in an international tour visiting Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Singapore.
2 hours 40 minutes incl. interval
St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ
Photography credit: Danny Kaan
This listing appears on our front page until 11:55pm on Saturday August 1st, 2026
