Adam Searles
Encyclopedia
Adam Searles is a British
stage, film, and television actor notably known for his performances as Gavroche
in Les Misérables
at the Palace Theatre
, London and as the original Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh
's 1994 production of Oliver!
at The London Palladium
. Adam opened the show in 1994 with Jonathan Pryce
in the role of Fagin and was requested to close to show in 1998 with Jim Dale
as Fagin.
Adam studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and also appeared in the original performance of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
musical, Whistle Down The Wind
at the Sydmonton Festival
held at Lloyd Webber's country house, Sydmonton Court in 1995 and also featured in the Cameron Mackintosh
's Gala Concert.. Hey Mr Producer and was part of the dream cast for Cameron Mackintosh's 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables.
Adam has since gone on to television work and in 2007 he appeared in Pantomime with Henry Winkler
.
In 2010, Adam was accepted on The Royal Academy of Music's Musical Theatre course. He was also one of the 2010 recipients of the BBC Musical Theatre Bursary Award.
, the Toronto Star
wrote "Adam Searles lit up the stage with his cocky, swaggering performance as Fagin's chief sidekick", while Matt Wolf of Variety
wrote "Artful Dodger for opening night, Adam Searles, had Cockney panache and charm to spare," and the Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
wrote that Searle's performance "almost stole the show."
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
stage, film, and television actor notably known for his performances as Gavroche
Gavroche
Gavroche is a fictional character from the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.-Gavroche in the novel:Gavroche is the eldest son of M. and Mme Thénardier. He has two sisters, Éponine and Azelma, and two unnamed younger brothers. He is also technically unnamed; the reader is told he chooses the...
in Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
at the Palace Theatre
Palace Theatre, London
The Palace Theatre is a West End theatre in the City of Westminster in London. It is an imposing red-brick building that dominates the west side of Cambridge Circus and is located near the intersection of Shaftesbury Avenue and Charing Cross Road...
, London and as the original Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh
Cameron Mackintosh
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" by the New York...
's 1994 production of Oliver!
Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
at The London Palladium
London Palladium
The London Palladium is a 2,286 seat West End theatre located off Oxford Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety...
. Adam opened the show in 1994 with Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce
Jonathan Pryce, CBE is a Welsh stage and film actor and singer. After studying at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and meeting his longtime partner English actress Kate Fahy in 1974, he began his career as a stage actor in the 1970s...
in the role of Fagin and was requested to close to show in 1998 with Jim Dale
Jim Dale
Jim Dale, MBE is an English actor, voice artist, singer and songwriter. He is best known in the United Kingdom for his many appearances in the Carry On series of films and in the US for narrating the Harry Potter audiobook series, for which he received two Grammy Awards, and the ABC series Pushing...
as Fagin.
Adam studied at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London and also appeared in the original performance of the Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...
musical, Whistle Down The Wind
Whistle Down the Wind (musical)
Whistle Down the Wind is a musical based on the 1961 film Whistle Down the Wind with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Jim Steinman, known for his work with Meat Loaf and Bonnie Tyler.-Stage Premiere:...
at the Sydmonton Festival
Sydmonton Festival
The Sydmonton Festival is a summer arts festival presented in a deconsecrated 16th century chapel on the grounds of Sydmonton Court, Andrew Lloyd Webber's Hampshire estate...
held at Lloyd Webber's country house, Sydmonton Court in 1995 and also featured in the Cameron Mackintosh
Cameron Mackintosh
Sir Cameron Anthony Mackintosh is a British theatrical producer notable for his association with many commercially successful musicals. At the height of his success in 1990, he was described as being "the most successful, influential and powerful theatrical producer in the world" by the New York...
's Gala Concert.. Hey Mr Producer and was part of the dream cast for Cameron Mackintosh's 10th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables.
Adam has since gone on to television work and in 2007 he appeared in Pantomime with Henry Winkler
Henry Winkler
Henry Franklin Winkler, OBE is an American actor, director, producer, and author.Winkler is best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970s American sitcom Happy Days...
.
In 2010, Adam was accepted on The Royal Academy of Music's Musical Theatre course. He was also one of the 2010 recipients of the BBC Musical Theatre Bursary Award.
Recognition
Of Searles' opening night performance as the Artful Dodger in Cameron Mackintosh's 1994 production of Oliver!Oliver!
Oliver! is a British musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens....
, the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
wrote "Adam Searles lit up the stage with his cocky, swaggering performance as Fagin's chief sidekick", while Matt Wolf of Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
wrote "Artful Dodger for opening night, Adam Searles, had Cockney panache and charm to spare," and the Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music was created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the 'modern man's' equivalent of the Grove Dictionary of Music which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.-History of the encyclopedia:...
wrote that Searle's performance "almost stole the show."
Discography
- Hey Mr Producer
- Oliver: 1994 Original London Cast Recording
- Les Miserables: 10th Anniversary Concert
Filmography
- London's BurningLondon's BurningLondon's Burning was a British television drama programme produced by London Weekend Television for the ITV network that focused on the lives of members of the London Fire Brigade, principally those of the Blue Watch at a fictional fire station called Blackwall.It was broadcast between 1986 and...
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(3 episodes, 1991) (TV) - B & B (1992)
- Great PerformancesGreat PerformancesGreat Performances, a television series devoted to the performing arts, has been telecast on Public Broadcasting Service public television since 1972...
(1 episode, 1995) (TV) - Noel's House PartyNoel's House PartyNoel's House Party was a BBC television light entertainment show hosted by Noel Edmonds that was broadcast live on Saturday evenings throughout the 1990s. It was set in a large house in the fictional village of Crinkley Bottom, leading to much innuendo. The show was broadcast during the...
(1 episode, 1997) (TV) - Hey Mr Producer (1998) (TV)
- Sex 'n' DeathBritish Academy Television Awards 2000The 2000 British Academy Television Awards were held on Sunday May 14, 2000. The ceremony was hosted by Desmond Lynam, aired on ITV, and took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Park Lane, London.-Winners:*Best Actor...
(1999) (TV) - Topsy TurveyTopsy-TurvyTopsy-Turvy is a 1999 musical drama film written and directed by Mike Leigh and stars Allan Corduner as Arthur Sullivan and Jim Broadbent as W. S. Gilbert, along with Timothy Spall and Lesley Manville. The story concerns the 15-month period in 1884 and 1885 leading up to the premiere of Gilbert...
(1999) (Film) - CasualtyCasualty (TV series)Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
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(1 episode, 2001) (TV) - The BillThe BillThe Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
(2 episodes, 2000–2001) (TV) - Goodbye, Mr Steadman (2001) (TV)