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Les Miserables Celebrates 10,000 Performances!
| Record-breaking musical Les Misérables has celebrated 10,000 West End performances. The milestone was reached on Tuesday 5 January 2010 at the Queens Theatre, its home since 2004. The production originally opened in 1985 at the Barbican Theatre before transferring to the Palace Theatre, currently home to Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Now in its 25th year, Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical and still one of the top-selling shows on our website. |
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Revolution in the AirWith a magnificent score, stunning costumes and atmospheric staging, Les Misérables is an unforgettable theatre spectacle. Intertwining stories of hope, despair, revolution and redemption play out between the troubled days of the first and second French Republic.After 19 years in prison Jean Valjean is released on parole. Following this hardship he vows to begin his life anew. After changing his name he rises from the gutter to become a factory owner and mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer; though his past life cannot be left behind. Years later, the city of Paris descends into civil unrest and the students prepare for revolution. As Valjean reappears in search of a young girl, the barricades are built and battle for the streets begins. |
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Worldwide AppreciationBased on the Victor Hugo novel of the same name, Les Misérables has played in 40 countries, in 21 different languages. It is estimated to have been seen by 55 million people and has won over 50 major theatre awards, including Grammy and Tony Awards. It is the third longest running Broadway musical of all time. The London cast recording has gone triple platinum after selling over 1 million album copies in the UK. |
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