preview performances for the anticipated west end revival in the show's 25th year began in early may 2014 at the prince edward theatre. it was produced by cameron mackintosh and directed by laurence connor. auditions for the role of kim were held from november 19–22, 2012 in manila, philippines. on november 21, 2013, it was announced 17-year-old eva noblezada was cast as kim. other cast members included kwang-ho hong as thuy, jon jon briones as the engineer, alistair brammer as chris, hugh maynard as john, tamsin carroll as ellen and rachelle ann go as gigi. the official opening night was 21 may.