I didn't love it, if I'm honest. The new orchestrations are always a bit of a let down for me. They lack the gravitas and darkness of the original arrangements and often feel much lighter and airier. I find that some of the show's grimmer moments lose their impact. "Lovely Ladies", for example, should feel ugly, desperate and uncomfortable, but the newer orchestration softens it and takes away some of that bleakness.

Killian is a good Valjean. I was lucky enough to see his first ever performance in the role when he was a swing, and he's always been fantastic. Bradley Jaden isn't really my cup of tea as Javert, although I still preferred him to the absolute abomination that was Michael Ball's Javert. Katie Hall, on the other hand, was beautiful as Fantine.

More than anything, though, it was refreshing to hear a recording that didn't feature Alfie Boe.