EPIC musical Miss Saigon arrives at the Birmingham Hippodrome on Thursday.

The love story between an American GI and a young Vietnamese woman in the days leading up to the evacuation of Vietnam in 1975 has been become the third most successful British musical ever.

The Cameron Mackintosh production has been seen by 29 million people worldwide and has won 29 awards.

It was written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, famous for writing the highly successful Les Miserables.

Miss Saigon runs until September 6.

Tickets cost £14-£34 on 0870 730 1234 or 0870 500 800 or online at www.hippodrometheatre.co.uk or www.ticketmaster.co.uk