Hamilton

Hamilton is playing at the Victoria Palace Theatre on Wednesday 4 November, part of its long run in the West End. The musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one of America's Founding Fathers. He was an orphaned immigrant from the West Indies who became George Washington's right-hand man during the Revolutionary War and the new nation's first Treasury Secretary. The show is based on Ron Chernow's biography of Hamilton.

Miranda wrote the book, music and lyrics, and also played the title role when it premiered off-Broadway at New York's Public Theater in January 2015, before transferring to Broadway's Richard Rodgers Theatre that August. The production went on to win 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Grammy. The West End production opened at the Victoria Palace Theatre in December 2017, after a substantial refurbishment of the venue, and won seven Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. The score blends hip-hop, jazz, blues, rap, R&B and Broadway, and the show is staged on a turntable.

The current cast features Stephenson Ardern-Sodje as Alexander Hamilton, Yeukayi Ushe as Aaron Burr, Georgina Onuorah as Angelica Schuyler, Bente Mulan as Eliza Hamilton, Akmed Junior Khemalai as George Washington, Daniel Boys as King George and Ashley J. Daniels as Marquis De Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson.

Performances run Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm. The running time is approximately 2 hours 45 minutes, including a 15-minute interval. Tickets start from £23, and the theatre is at Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria Street, London, SW1E 5EA.