Les Miserables, Victor Hugo’s classic 19^th-century novel which stage show has been performed in 52 countries and 22 languages, is currently on tour throughout the UK with Clear-Com technology.

London’s Autograph Sound, continuing its long association with Cameron Mackintosh’s production of the musical, is the company in charge for providing a complete audio package for touring production, which opened in Leicester and continues into 2020 by visiting Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Cardiff, Plymouth, Southampton, Milton Keynes, Cardiff, Bradford, Newcastle and Liverpool.

For off-stage communications, vital for the project, the company has decided to rely in a wide variety of wired and wireless Clear-Com products: analogue Encore and Partyline units (including 14 RS601 and RS602 belt packs, two remote stations, seven speaker stations, a main station and matrix master station) and the recent FreeSpeak II digital wireless intercoms system, that comprises six antennae, three antenna splitters, thirteen wireless digital belt packs and a Base Station.

Andy Brown, Autograph’s Senior Production Sound Engineer for the show, commented: “Being able to freely combine units from disparate ranges of Clear-Com equipment works exceptionally well for us. It allows us to provide a comms system which is perfectly tailored to the project, using the very best of both new and established technologies, which gives the required coverage at every venue on the itinerary. In-show crew communication is critical for any modern theatrical production on this scale and once again Clear-Com equipment has helped us to deliver exactly what was needed.”

Photo: Helen Maybanks