Les Misérables (1985 West End production)

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Les Misérables (1985 West End production) is the landmark London staging of the musical adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel, renowned for its long-running success, epic storytelling, and iconic songs.

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instanceOf West End production
stage musical production
basedOn Les Misérables (novel) NERFINISHED
basedOnWorkBy Victor Hugo NERFINISHED
bookWriter Alain Boublil NERFINISHED
Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED
choreographer Kate Flatt NERFINISHED
cityOfPremiere London NERFINISHED
coDirector John Caird NERFINISHED
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Trevor Nunn NERFINISHED
genre mega-musical
musical theatre
sung-through musical
longestRunningMusicalIn West End (at various times) NERFINISHED
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer NERFINISHED
musicalDirector Martin Koch NERFINISHED
notableFor epic storytelling
iconic songs
long-running success in London
notableSong Bring Him Home NERFINISHED
Do You Hear the People Sing? NERFINISHED
I Dreamed a Dream NERFINISHED
On My Own NERFINISHED
One Day More NERFINISHED
originalFrenchLyricists Alain Boublil NERFINISHED
Jean-Marc Natel NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
originalLeadCharacter Cosette NERFINISHED
Enjolras NERFINISHED
Fantine NERFINISHED
Javert NERFINISHED
Jean Valjean NERFINISHED
Madame Thénardier NERFINISHED
Marius Pontmercy NERFINISHED
Thénardier NERFINISHED
Éponine NERFINISHED
partOf Les Misérables (musical) NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1985-10-08
premiereVenue Barbican Centre NERFINISHED
producer Cameron Mackintosh NERFINISHED
setDesigner John Napier NERFINISHED
settingPeriod early 19th-century France
theatreDistrict West End of London NERFINISHED
transferredToTheatre Palace Theatre, London NERFINISHED
Queen's Theatre, London NERFINISHED
Sondheim Theatre, London NERFINISHED

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