Les Miserables at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Fact: LES MISÉRABLES is an unparalleled theatrical experience.

It’s storytelling that operates on a hard-hitting, visceral level, addressing themes of love, sacrifice, mercy, and redemption. It’s intricate vocal arrangements and soaring melodies that you’ll remember long after the curtain has fallen; it’s an exquisite theatrical experience that will engulf you, captivate you, and tear your heart apart, and stitch it back together - forever changed.

An iconic story

Following the journey of French peasant Jean Valjean from hopelessness to redemption, Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 novel inspired writers Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg, and Jean-Marc Natel to create a unique theatre piece imbued with tenderness and warmth. Victor Hugo’s iconic 1862 tale about French peasant Jean Valjean’s journey from desperation, his redemption following a tremendous act of mercy, love, and revolution made for the perfect premise for a theatrical masterpiece - and that is exactly what writers Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel, alongside composer Claude-Michel Schönberg {had in mind for their celebrated sung-through musical|were looking for - something wonderful to turn into a theatrical triumph. The result was larger-than-life - not only did LES MISÉRABLES, since its English-version premiere in the West End in 1985, become the longest-running musical in the West End and the second-longest running musical on Broadway, but racked up numerous awards, including a Laurence Olivier Award, eight Tony Awards, five Drama Desk Awards, and a New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award..

LES MISÉRABLES has been described as “an enormous, gorgeous bleeding heart” with every single production thereof a marvellous nod to the original. It is imbued with innovation, gravitas, and sincerity, boasting wondrous music that fall like magic on the ears, lyrics that inspire thought and personal reflection, visuals that you won’t find anywhere else, music that oozes passion and operatic intensity, themes that move, and incredible portrayals that capture the heart of the story perfectly.

Apart from this, you’ll hear Claude-Michel Schönberg’s incredible music delivered in a breathtaking manner - from the most exquisite ‘Bring Him Home’ you’ve ever heard to the as-rousing-as-ever ‘I Dreamed A Dream’, from the most mournful ‘Empty Chairs At Empty Tables’ to the most longing ‘On My Own’ ever - something you’ll remember for the rest of your life.

Tickets and more info

A venue better suited for a wonderful night at the theatre than the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is yet to be built.

With its lengthy history of hosting the best in entertainment, world-renowned acts, and Broadway,, the Queen Elizabeth Theatre is hailed as the place you’ll find world-class acts all year round. Featuring to-the-minute sound and lighting, remarkable acoustics, fantastic amenities, ample parking, and plenty of luxurious seats spread across multiple levels ensuring those superb, unobstructed sight-lines, there is a seat suitable to every taste and budget.

So hurry - get your tickets and get in on experiencing one of the world’s greatest musicals live, on stage!