Les MiserablesLes Miserables at The Queen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, Les Miserables is an epic saga that sweeps through three turbulent decades in 19th century France. It is also the story of one man, the fugitive Jean Valjean, who is pitted against the cruel and self-righteous Inspector Javert in a lifelong struggle to evade capture. Seen by over 50 million people worldwide in 38 countries and in 21 languages, Les Miserables is one of the world’s most popular musicals. There have been 31 cast recordings of Les Miserables, including the multi-platinum London cast recording and the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums. The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold well over one million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling musical videos in the UK. Les Miserables is adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird. The Cameron Mackintosh/Royal Shakespeare Company production of Les Miserables by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo, has lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, with original text by Alain Boublil and additional material by James Fenton. |