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 (Click for full review) Name: Les Miserables 25th Anniversary Tour Venue: Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol, BS1 4UZ Dates: 13th July to 7th August 2010 How to Book: Book Online Reviewer: Richard L Lewis |
Les Miserables, Victor Hugo’s story of injustice, forgiveness, love, betrayal and sacrifice for a higher cause is twenty five years old. To celebrates its anniversary comes a new look, a new outlook, new orchestrations, new sets and new interpretations of songs. It is a stunning realisation of a show I first saw at its humble but beguiling beginnings and returned to time and again. It must have been a daunting challenge directors Laurence Connor & James Powell accepted when they agreed to helm and revitalised a production that has been running for a quarter of a century in just about ever country that has a stage. Whereas the barricade (the eighth wonder of the world at the time) stood at the heart of the production now we are treated to a more fully realised vision of Paris. Out goes the minimalism, in comes ever theatrical trick you can throw at a stage. Set designer Matt Kinley has brought a sense of reality to the locations in the production, from the overcrowded backstreets of Paris, to the beautifully realised bridge across the River Seine. I should say that not only does Victor Hugo supply the narrative but also the art which forms many of the extraordinary backdrops here.... more >> |
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