STAGE TUBE: The Best of LES MIS' New Eponine- Samantha Barks!

Cameron Mackintosh announced on stage at the Manchester Palace at the end of last evening's performance of Oliver! (in which Barks is currently playing Nancy) that she is set to play Eponine in the film version of Les Miserables - the role she played at the 25th anniversary concert and on stage in London. UK audiences may be familiar with Barks' work, but for the rest of us who are wondering what she might bring to the role, check out a compilation of her best performances below!

Samantha Barks trained at the Arts Educational school for a year before entering "I'd Do Anything", the BBC search for the new ‘Nancy' in Cameron Mackintosh's "Oliver!" where she finished in the top three. Following "I'd Do Anything" she took part in the workshop for Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Love Never Dies".

Samantha made her stage debut as ‘Sally Bowles' in the national tour of "Cabaret", before taking the classic role of ‘Aladdin' in "Aladdin" at the Theatre Royal Windsor. Last year Samantha made her West End debut in the role of ‘Eponine' in "Les Misérables", and played the role again in the "Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert" at The O2. Television credits include the lead role of ‘Zoe' in the Disney TV series "Groove High".