Les Miserables

Though i've seen a fair amount on stage, this is the best production I have ever seen. It's an all sung story, not something I'm normally a fan of but the songs are memorable and moving and the storyline is easy to follow. Set in revolutionary France, a runaway convict called Jean Valjean escapes from his prison sentence and vows to live by the straight and narrow against the backdrop of social unrest. It doesn't sound particularly appealing but the story is so moving, tackling love, death, social upheaval and desperation, that it leaves you with a lump in your throat and a tear in your eye. The westend version has some incredible special effects and staging and without ...  Read the complete review

Finally taken to see Les Mis last week after years of promises/threats by Mr Neenaw. Now people who like this musical really seem to love it - it was not the first time most people in our party had seen it (cept me!) and for one of us it was no. 4! As lots and lots of people know, Les Mis is a long-running musical based on Victor Hugo's novel set in early 19th century France. I don't want to spend the whole review on the plot, but essentially it centres around ex-con and parole abscondee Jean Valjean and his attempts to build a worthwhile life, Javert - the man in life-long pursuit of the criminal, and social unrest and revolt in post-revolutionary ...  Read the complete review

Les Miserables is a musical scored by Claude-Michel Schonberg and first performed in 1985. Based on a novel by Victor Hugo, it tracks the story of a multitude of characters through France in the early 1800s, through their every day lives up to a day when there is a revolution against the Parisian Authorities. The story is multi faceted, covering such varied characters as a political exile and his daughter, a bent innkeeper, a revolutionary student and a fiercely religious policeman. Perhaps the reason that the streets of the West End are littered with failed musicals is that each production has so many factors to consider: music, lyrics, staging, characters, ...  Read the complete review

Ever since I was little, I have loved musicals. My dream was always to go to London and see hundreds of Musicals in the West End. Last year I was lucky enough to travel to London and indulge myself in going too see some Musicals, among these were Wicked, Billy Elliot, Avenue Q, and the world famous Les Miserables! Les Miserables or "Les Mis", is a world famous musical written by the famous novelist Victor Hugo. Set in the early nineteenth century, it follows the lives of various characters through the French Revolution. As with most musicals, the show includes conflict, love stories and love triangles, friendship among various other story ...  Read the complete review

Les Miserables has been running at the Palace Theatre for many years and is one of the longest (if not THE longest) running musicals in London. I had been a fan of Les Miz (as it's known to fans) since my early teens and finally got to see it live for my 17th birthday. I truely loved every minute. There is some magic in a live performance that you could never get from a CD recording. The performers were absolutely top-notch, singing and acting their hearts out. I particularly loved the actors in the roles of Jean Valjean and Javert. They really held the piece together and the moments they shared on stage were simply wonderful. However, what really brought ...  Read the complete review