Samantha Barks to Perform in Concert with Kerry Ellis at Mayflower Theatre

Samantha Barks and Kerry Ellis come together for a stunning concert at Mayflower Theatre on 20 May!

Samantha Barks is best known for playing Eponine in Les Miserables, a role she played in the West End, the 25th Anniversary Concerts at the O2, and in the 2012 film adaptation. Recent theatre credits include: Betsy in Honeymoon in Vegas; Cathy, The Last Five Years (St James Theatre); the title role in the world premiere of Amelie - A New Musical (Berkeley Repertory Theatre), Mallory/Avril in City of Angels (Donmar Warehouse), Velma Kelly in Chicago (Hollywood Bowl) and Sally Bowles in Cabaret (UK Tour). Recent film credits include: Interlude in Prague (Stillking Films), Bitter Harvest (Devil's Harvest Productions), The Canary (Pioneer Pictures), the voice of Miss Acacia in Jack & The Cuckoo-Clock Heart (EuropaCorp) and The Christmas Candle (Pinewood Studios).

Kerry began her assault on the West End in the early naughties with We Will Rock You and was the first British Elphaba in the worldwide smash, Wicked, for which she won the award for 'Best Takeover in a Role' in 2008. She then took the role to Broadway for six months, where she won Broadway.com award for 'Favourite Female Breakthrough Performance', before returning to London in the role for a further six months. Her other leading role credits include Grizabella in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, Nancy in Oliver!, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, Ellen in Miss Saigon and Fantine in Les Miserables.

For tickets and more information, visit www.mayflower.org.uk.