25 Years on tour.
where it all began
We are thrilled to have reached the amazing milestone of 25 Years on the road! Without your support we could not have achieved this.
Thank You!
The original concert idea was conceived and developed by Andy Reiss and David Fawcett, who first met when performing in the Manchester production of Les Misérables. They both moved to the West End production of the show where a request came for a series of concerts to be staged as part of a MENCAP charity fundraising drive.
With requests for more and more appearances from what was in fact a concert with no real name, the show was expanded and began booking into venues throughout the UK following the decision to use the name ‘Beyond the Barricade’. Using only performers who have performed in Les Misérables meant that our audience were under no illusion as to the quality of the concert tour.
Beyond the Barricade swiftly built up a reputation for its slick no nonsense style – giving musical theatre songs a bold concert format treatment – but with the conviction and intention to deliver the material as if the audience were watching the original performance.
The refusal to use ‘click’ tracks also enhanced the dynamic feel of the show. The band worked hard to capture the feel of the original orchestrations of the chosen musicals, and to this day every musical note is still played and sung live – very rare indeed.
Beyond the Barricade claimed its own space in the history of musical theatre concerts by reaching its 21st Anniversary in 2020. Beyond the Barricade was the first national touring musicals concert, and although many shows have come along in it’s wake, Beyond the Barricade is proud of its heritage and it’s continued determination to be the best it can possibly be and reward our fans with an enjoyable night of musical theatre.
The show has appeared in many countries, including Spain, Denmark, Malta, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, New Zealand and Australia, but its continued presence on the theatre scene in the UK is down to the fantastic support of our audience. We are more than aware that thousands of fans return year after year to support us, and for that we are eternally grateful. Although the Pandemic halted our 21st Anniversary celebration - we are back touring, and thrilled, excited, and very thankful for the amazing support our fans across the UK have already shown us, and most definitely plan to make the most of our 25th Anniversary year!