EU Jacksonville spoke with Kinley by phone from his London home. Les Miserables returns to the Jacksonville stage Jan 22 – 27 at the Times Union Center’s Moran Theatre ( ). Renowned for his work crafting inspired sets for several beloved productions, designer Matt Kinley faced a Herculean task when he was invited to reimagine the set for the 25 th anniversary of the touring production. The original stage production employed a revolving platform to allow fluid movement between the scenes which traveled from prison work camp to factory in the French countryside to an inn in the Parisian ghetto. Few musical productions are as grand in scale as Les Misérables in every way.īased on Victor Hugo’s epic novel set in post-revolutionary France, the story centers on themes of politics, justice, religion, moral philosophy, poverty and rebellion but it also relies heavily on the architecture and urban design of Paris to create a sense of place. The responsibility of the set designer is creating an authentic world that engages the audience with imagination and authenticity and supports the narrative without competing with the action on stage.
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