Les Miserables now booking to 20 Dec 03

Les Miserables now booking to 20 Dec 03

Les Miserables has announced a new 6 month booking period to 20 Dec 03 at the Palace Theatre.

Also a new pricing policy has been introduced, whereby top price tickets for Tues & Wed evenings and Thurs matinees will be 25% cheaper than other performances, except Peak Weeks (14 - 26 Apr; 23 Jun - 30 Aug; 20 Oct - 1 Nov)

The show, which concerns Love and bravery in 19th century France during the revolutionary struggles, has been running in London since 1985. It is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, with original text by Alain Boublil and additional material by James Fenton. It is adapted and directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird.

The current cast includes: Hans Peter Janssens (Jean Valjean), Michael McCarthy (Javert ), Hadley Fraser (Marius), Sophia Ragavelas (Eponine), Helen French (Cosette), Paul Manuel (Enjolras), Rosemary Ashe (Madame Thenardier), Carmen Cusack (Fantine), Stephen Tate (Thenardier).

It has been seen by over 47 million people worldwide in 38 countries and in 21 languages. There have been 31 cast recordings of "Les Miserables", including the multi-platinum London cast recording and the Grammy Award-winning Broadway cast and complete symphonic albums. The video of the 10th Anniversary Royal Albert Hall Gala Concert has sold well over one million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling musical videos in the UK.