This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21stCentury”. With scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo, the magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs I Dreamed a Dream, On My Own, Bring Him Home, One Day More, Master Of The House and many more. Seen by over 120 million people worldwide in 45 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals. Read more …
This tale of honour, humanity, morality in the face of what is written in legislation speaks volumes to the current climate of today.
The vocals throughout the production are extraordinary and you cannot fail to be moved by it.
As ever, Les Mis taps straight into the stuff of life. Damp cheeks await anyone fortunate enough to have bagged a ticket.
This is an exceptional and captivating production.
If there are portents here of everything from food banks to the latter day Gilets Jaunes movement in France, it is the sheer emotional bombast of the songs in Laurence Connor and James Powell’s touring production that have arguably caused the production’s year long trek around the country to sell out.
If the overall effect is far from revolutionary, it’s still thrilling to see an audience of almost 2,000 people rise as one, to hail a much-loved musical that has, in its way, become the new opium of people, and the heart of a heartless world.
Long-running West End musical brings down the house on UK tour.
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Festival Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday January 22, 2019, until Saturday February 16, 2019. More info: http://www.edtheatres.com/festival
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