Cameron Mackintosh's fully staged production of the Boublil and Schönberg musical, with songs like 'I Dreamed a Dream', at the Sondheim Theatre.
Les Misérables is running at the Sondheim Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue, with bookings extended until October 2027. It's Cameron Mackintosh's fully staged production of the Boublil and Schönberg musical, based on Victor Hugo's classic story. The current cast features Ian McIntosh as Jean Valjean and Sam Oladeinde as Javert.
It's the world's longest-running show, and that's a long way from where it started. It began as a French-language concept album in 1983 before Mackintosh and the Royal Shakespeare Company adapted it for British audiences. It opened at the Barbican Centre in October 1985, then transferred to the West End and later to Broadway. This particular staging is the show's new, fully staged version, which the Huffington Post called 'Les Mis for the 21st Century', the Daily Telegraph described as 'the reborn dream of a production', and the Sunday Telegraph called 'perfect theatre in a perfect theatre'. The Guardian called it 'a thrilling inspiration'.
The score is the part most people know, with songs like 'I Dreamed a Dream', 'On My Own', 'Bring Him Home', 'One Day More', 'Master Of The House' and 'Do You Hear The People Sing?'. Over 150 million people have seen it worldwide, across 57 countries and 22 languages, and it's recommended for ages 7 and over.
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Performances run Monday to Saturday at 7.30pm, with matinees on Thursday and Saturday at 2.30pm. The running time is about 2 hours 50 minutes, including a 15-minute interval. Tickets start from £28.
