Les Miserables

Les Miserables is the musical based on the book of the same name by Victor Hugo. The Plot Set in France, Les Miserables follows the life of Jean Valjean and the people whose lives he affects. Imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's baby, Valjean manages to escape, and is pursued by the dogged policeman Javert. With France on the verge of Revolution, the story is picked up years later, with Valjean having started a new life under a new identity as the mayor of a small town, where he protects and supports a multitude of people. He becomes embroiled in the student revolutions, all the while fearing that Javert will track him ...

I saw Les Miserables (or Les Mis to it's fans) a couple of years ago so it wont have the same cast now. However I think whoever they cast will be fantastic as I could not fault one member when I saw it. As far as I am concerned Les Mis is the best musical I have seen, on stage or as a film. How it only got into the teens in the 100 greatest musicals on C4 I will never know. The musical is an adaptation of the Victor Hugo novel of the same name. It starts with the character Jean Valjean as he is released from a chain gang after serving umpteen years for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's baby. It is set in pre-revolutionery France so ...