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Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg started work on Martin Guerre in 1991. After a long development period it's World Premiere took place at the Prince Edward Theatre, London on 10 July 1996. It had a company of 35 and a 27 piece orchestra.

Martin Guerre closed for several days in early November 1996 and underwent a large revision. It re-opened to critical acclaim on 11 November 1996. It went on to win the 1997 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical, and played for 700 performances before closing on 28 February 1998.

Martin Guerre - This Performance Sold Out

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On 28 November 1998 a further revised Martin Guerre, now under the direction of Conall Morrison, and with lyrics by Alain Boublil and Stephen Clark, embarked on a United Kingdom National Tour. It had a company of 24 with a 10 piece orchestra. The show opened at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds and played there until 13 February 1999. It then toured to the following locations:

Theatre Royal, Newcastle
17 to 27 February 1999

Kings Theatre, Glasgow
2 to 13 March 1999

His Majesty's Theatre, Aberdeen
16 to 27 March 1999

Theatre Royal, Norwich
30 March to 10 April 1999

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
13 to 24 April 1999

Palace Theatre, Manchester
27 April-15 May 1999

The Hippodrome, Birmingham
18-29 May 1999

Apollo Theatre, Oxford
31 May-12 June 1999

North Wales Theatre, Llandudno
15-26 June 1999

Theatre Royal, Nottingham
29 June - 10 July 1999

Theatre Royal, Plymouth
13 - 24 July 1999

The Hippodrome, Bristol
27 July - 7 August 1999

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Following another revision, Martin Guerre embarked on a tour of the United States of America. It had a company of 27. The show opened at the Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis on 29 September 1999 and played there until 7 November 1999. It then toured to the following locations:

Fisher Theatre, Detroit
1 December 1999 to 19 December 1999

Kennedy Center Opera House, Washington, D.C.
23 December 1999 to 16 January 2000

The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle
22 January 2000 to 12 February 2000

The Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
16 February 2000 to 8 April 2000

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