About the show
Did you mean to search for the All-Star Staged Concert Les Misérables at Gielgud Theatre from 10th Aug - 30th Nov 2019? If so, click here for tickets.
Please note that Les Misérables closed in July 2019 while the Sondheim Theatre is refurbished. It will reopen in December, at which point the newer 2019 production will take over.
On 15 July 2019, the Queen's Theatre was renamed the Sondheim Theatre, after composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.
Alain Boubil and Claude-Michel Shönberg’s multi Tony and Olivier Award winning production is officially the longest running musical in the world and for anyone in London, getting tickets to this great musical at least once in your life, really is a must.
Les Misérables is adapted for the stage from Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name. Directed by Trevor Nunn, the show is considered to be one of the best ever written and has been performed across the globe to millions of audience members.
The show is set in France across a period of several decades, primarily focusing on the life and struggle of former convict, Jean Valjean. Having been imprisoned for stealing a loaf of bread, Valjean is finally released on parole. Unfortunately he discovers that his past muddies his future potential and choses a life on the run from his former identity.
Some years later, Valjean makes good and becomes the Mayor of Montreuil-sur-Mer. His prosperous years seem about to falter once again as he takes in the stray child of a prostitute, only to capture the attention of the very police officer who has been searching for him since he skipped his parole 8 years back.
Les Misérables is widely praised for its fantastic music and delights the audience with memorable numbers such as “At the End of The Day,” “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Do You Hear The People Sing,” “One Day More” and “Bring Him Home.”
Les Misérables is currently running at the Sondheim Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue and still remains one of the most sought after theatre tickets in town.
Recommended for
Those who love a classic musical filled with rousing show numbers will love this production and should be sure to get tickets. The storyline is quite complex, so not ideal for young children who would struggle to keep up.Age Recommendations: Recommended 7+. No under 5s.
