A dark stage awaits. The year is 1815. Suddenly, the orchestra bursts into life, with rousing trumpets and booming drums. Dozens of men are chained together, rowing as one.
Then one is hauled from the ranks and paroled before he is sent on his way. And so begins the tale of Les Misérables and the desolate journey of Jean Valjean.
Set in the time of the French Revolution, the story takes place over three decades and focuses on themes of love, loss, unrest and injustice. Based on the tale by Victor Hugo, Les Misérables was brought to life on stage by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and produced by world-renowned Cameron Mackintosh and continues to enthrall theatre fans.
