Time Out
"There is nothing like it. There never has been."
Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables is the world’s longest-running musical - a global stage sensation that has been seen by more than 130 million people in 53 countries and 22 languages. Now in its fifth decade in London, it continues to play to packed houses at the Sondheim Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue.
Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells the story of Jean Valjean, a paroled convict hunted across the years by the relentless policeman Javert. Breaking his parole to start a new life, Valjean takes in the orphaned Cosette and is drawn into the heart of a city on the brink of revolution, where love and sacrifice play out against the rising tide of rebellion.
Featuring one of the most thrilling and beloved scores in musical theatre - including “I Dreamed a Dream,” “On My Own,” “Stars,” “Bring Him Home,” “Do You Hear the People Sing?” and “One Day More” - this is the legendary production, gloriously reimagined with spectacular staging and stunning scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
An epic, uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit, Les Misérables remains, more than 40 years on, the greatest musical of all time. Book your tickets now.
