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Les Misérables – 6.680 shows
Inspired by Victor Hugo’s classic novel, ‘Les Misérables’ features the music of composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and an English libretto by Herbert Kretzmer, taken from the original Boublil/Natel French lyrics. Against the colourful background of 19th-century revolutionary France, the plot recounts the tale of French peasant Jean Valjean as he struggles to redeem his soul, having served a nineteen-year jail sentence for a petty theft. He encounters life-changing kindness, prosperity, and treachery during his lifelong quest. Caught up in the Revolution and near death himself, Valjean performs a final, selfless act of kindness to secure future happiness for a young couple.
