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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Predicate Object
instanceOf West End production ⓘ
stage musical production ⓘ
basedOn Les Misérables (novel) ⓘ
linked to: Les Misérables
basedOnWorkBy Victor Hugo ⓘ
bookWriter Alain Boublil ⓘ
Claude-Michel Schönberg ⓘ
choreographer Kate Flatt ⓘ
cityOfPremiere London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
coDirector John Caird ⓘ
composer Claude-Michel Schönberg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
director Trevor Nunn ⓘ
genre mega-musical ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ
sung-through musical ⓘ
longestRunningMusicalIn West End (at various times) ⓘ
linked to: West End of London
lyricist Herbert Kretzmer ⓘ
musicalDirector Martin Koch ⓘ
notableFor epic storytelling ⓘ
iconic songs ⓘ
long-running success in London ⓘ
notableSong Bring Him Home ⓘ
Do You Hear the People Sing? ⓘ
I Dreamed a Dream ⓘ
On My Own ⓘ
One Day More ⓘ
originalFrenchLyricists Alain Boublil ⓘ
Jean-Marc Natel ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalLeadCharacter Cosette ⓘ
Enjolras ⓘ
Fantine ⓘ
Javert ⓘ
Jean Valjean ⓘ
Madame Thénardier ⓘ
linked to: Thénardiers

Marius Pontmercy ⓘ
Thénardier ⓘ
linked to: Thénardiers

Éponine ⓘ
partOf Les Misérables (musical) ⓘ
linked to: Les Misérables
premiereDate 1985-10-08 ⓘ
premiereVenue Barbican Centre ⓘ
producer Cameron Mackintosh ⓘ
setDesigner John Napier ⓘ
settingPeriod early 19th-century France ⓘ
theatreDistrict West End of London ⓘ
transferredToTheatre Palace Theatre, London ⓘ
Queen's Theatre, London ⓘ
linked to: Queen's Theatre

Sondheim Theatre, London ⓘ

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On My Own → associatedWork → Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
Les Misérables (1980 original French production) → inspired → Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
Who Am I? (Les Misérables song) → firstMajorProduction → Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
subject linked to: Who Am I?
Red and Black → notableProduction → 1985 West End production of Les Misérables ⓘ
linked to: Les Misérables (1985 West End production)
Castle on a Cloud → adaptedIn → Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
Soliloquy (What Have I Done?) → appearsIn → Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
Herbert Kretzmer → workedOn → Les Misérables (1985 West End production) ⓘ
subject linked to: Kretzmer