The West End's longest-running musical, Les Misérables, has been enjoyed by over 70 million people in 42 countries and in 22 languages around the globe. It is still breaking box office records at the Sondheim Theatre. Les Misérables tickets are available on London Theatre now.
Adapted from the original epic novel by Victor Hugo, the Les Misérables musical is set against the backdrop of 19th-century France and tells a moving story of unrequited love, sacrifice, passion, redemption, and revolutionary spirit. The newly-free prisoner Jean Valjean builds a new, respectable life for himself but is hunted by the prison guard Javert, all while revolutionaries fight for freedom in France.
The original production, which features direction by John Caird and Trevor Nunn, will continue to run at the Sondheim Theatre (formerly known as the Queen's Theatre), having transferred from the Palace Theatre in April 2004.
Featuring a score by Boublil and Schönberg, Cameron Mackintosh's original production opened in London at the Barbican Theatre on 8 October 1985 (beginning previews on 28 September), where it went on to become a musical theatre phenomenon.
Les Misérables opened at the Palace Theatre on 4 December of that year and transferred to its current home at the Queen's Theatre on 3rd April 2004. Fans of the show continue to revisit this dazzling musical that includes hit songs such as “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Bring Him Home,” “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables,” and “Do You Hear the People Sing?"
The Les Misérables musical has won a multitude of awards around the globe and was recently honoured with the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Audience Olivier Award. It has ran on Broadway in three separate productions and has enjoyed numerous UK tours. An Academy Award-nominated film adaptation of the show was released in cinemas in 2012 starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway.
Tickets to Les Misérables are available now. Book tickets to Les Misérables on London Theatre today.
