Overview - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds: Live

Overview

The live version of Jeff Wayne's 1978 bestselling album was brought to the stage in 2006 as part of a sell-out tour of the UK. Filmed at London's Wembley Arena, and using a blend of theatre, music and visual imagery, the production incorporates performers from the original recording, including Justin Hayward, Chris Thompson and Wayne himself. There's also audio and visual elements featuring Richard Burton, as well as the ten-piece Black Smoke Band and the 48-piece Ulladubulla Strings.

Cast

• Name: Richard Burton

  Character: George Herbert, The Journalist (archive sound)

  Popularity: 1.4187

  

• Name: Justin Hayward

  Character: The Sung Thoughts of The Journalist

  Popularity: 0.132

  

• Name: Russell Watson

  Character: Parson Nathaniel

  Popularity: 0.3001

  

• Name: Chris Thompson

  Character: The Voice of Humanity

  Popularity: 0.0537

  

• Name: Tara Blaise

  Character: Beth

  Popularity: 0.0498

  

• Name: James Alexis

  Character: The Artilleryman

  Popularity: 0.0684

  

• Name: Anna-Marie Wayne

  Character: Carrie

  Popularity: 0.1156

  

• Name: Lewis Macleod

  Character: The Martian Voices in The Prequel (voice)

  Popularity: 0.2319