Les miserables what is it about

This makes it the longest-running musical in the world. And for good reason. It received eight Academy Award nominations and won three. In his quest for absolution, Jean Valjean agrees to take care of Cosette — the daughter of tragic factory worker Fantine — changing his life forever.

The pair travel across France avoiding the wrath of Javert until they find themselves in Paris during the French revolution. Despite the social and political struggle, there is love, passion and courage to be found.

But dreams can be broken and adoration unrequited. So how will it end for these poor souls? With incredible new staging and a magnificent score, we are certain this new production will continue to take the world by storm. Les Mis is 2 hours and 50 minutes including one interval. There are performances of Les Mis at 7. Carrie Hope Fletcher as Fantine. Photo by Matt Murphy. Top Gap. See more gaps ».

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Their meeting ends in a bitter argument. When Marius returns to Cosette, she and Valjean have disappeared.

Heartbroken, Marius decides to join his radical student friends, who have started a political uprising. Armed with two pistols, Marius heads for the barricades. The uprising seems doomed, but Marius and his fellow students nonetheless stand their ground and vow to fight for freedom and democracy. The students discover Javert among their ranks, and, realizing that he is a spy, Enjolras ties him up. Marius quickly scribbles a reply and orders a boy, Gavroche, to deliver it to Cosette.

Valjean manages to intercept the note and sets out to save the life of the man his daughter loves. Valjean arrives at the barricade and volunteers to execute Javert. When alone with Javert, however, Valjean instead secretly lets him go free. As the army storms the barricade, Valjean grabs the wounded Marius and flees through the sewers.