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EDUCATION RESOURCE PACK AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2014 TM © 1986 CMOL TM © 1986 CMOL Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack OVERTURE: ANINTRODUCTION V. jouirde, prendre plaisir! We hopeyour studentsenjoy withLesMisérables theirjourney . of knowledge surrounding thecomplex elementswhich, whencombined, result inthisproduction. This resource has beencreatedandisdesignedtofacilitate pack useintheclassroom discussion for andthegaining Fantine, Eponine, CosetteandMarius. Hugo’s of in FrenchVictor andthepersonal journeys history Jean Valjean, including famouscharacters Javert, show these lessons give will your students an insight in the production of the musical, as well as a pivotal time complete withalibretto, comprehensive stagingandacomplexproduction. physical Combined withavisittothe theatre production (andthenafeature film), maintainingtheexisting plot, andtheirenvironment, characters staged musical andmuch-loved novel intoafully isbasedaround facedaclassic Each activity thechallenges turning oftheshow. theirown personal review students writing activities surround aspects ofthelive production, characterisation, including music lead andstagingwhich to to stage andthenscreen and universal as: themes such social structure, poverty, and punishment. crime Inaddition, surrounding material the production.supporting talefrom page ofthe classic The activitieson focus thetransfer attendancetothestagefor musical. This resource discussion lesson pointsandseven plans, includes aswell as programstudentsagedThis education isdesignedfor 13years andover tocoincidewiththesuggested age group Welcome Resource totheEducation Pack musical, the2014Australian for touroftheclassic LesMisérables. Dear Teacher, Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education 2

TM © 1986 CMOL APPENDICIES SEEING SHOWAFTER THE BEFORE SEEING SHOWTHE © entire guideisgranted to educationalandtraining institutionsfor exclusive useinclassroom learningexercises only. Les Misérables Copyright for thisresource remains theproperty ofCMA PtyLtd. Permission to reproduce partsorthis APPENDIX 7: Les Misérables Major Awards APPENDIX 6:Les Misérables andAustralia APPENDIX 5:Reviewing Success APPENDIX 4:MediaRelease APPENDIX 3:Cast APPENDIX 2:Creative Team APPENDIX 1:Synopsis ofLes Misérables Stage ThisClassic MusicalatYour School Activity 7:From Stageto Screen Activity 6:Reviewing thePerformance Activity 5:Crime andPunishment Activity 4:TheMiserable Ones–TheHomeless andthePoor Activity 3:TheUniversal Story Activity 2:TheCharacters Activity 1:From Page to Stage Fact & Figures Discussion Topics Chronology –TheHistory ThatLeadTo TheNovel, Musical& TheFilm 13 About Emily Bayard Victor Hugo Chronology About TheNovel About Victor Hugo Overture: AnIntroduction Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education CONTENTS 40 39 38 36 34 29 27 25 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 12 8 6 4 2 3

TM © 1986 CMOL ABOUT VICTOR HUGO by pension asmall from Hugo, years. companion andtravelling thenextfifty for hisunpaidsecretary Drouet became Sainte-Beuve. involved withthe actress became JulietteDrouet, Victor hismistress whobecame in 1833. Supported In 1831, of involved andgood withawell known friend Adele critic Victor’s romantically Hugo named became The HunchbackDame, Notre of establishing hisreputation inFrance. asthe greatest writer thenext15years heproduced sixplays,During volumes four ofverse, novel andtheromantic historical admirers anddetractors, took alarge steptowards a more realistic theatreman. andmade himarich literature inFrance.classical Hisplay Hernani, whosepremiere by fist- wasinterrupted fights between Hugo’s In 1830, one oftheleaders toloosentheholdof became ofagroup ofRomantic rebels whowereVictor trying Francois-Victor, Adele, andLeopoldine. In 1822, Adele hemarried Foucher, the mother of his children, who became Leopold-Victor, Charles-Victor, Throughout hislifetime, heplayed amajor role in France’sevolution from political dictatorshiptodemocracy. verse. outofhisteens, Barely ahero Hugo became tothecommon ofheads peopleaswell asafavourite ofstate. ayear, for abject poverty hisfirst for volume of butthenwon apensionyear XVIII of1,000francs from Louis a finerfamily.When hismotherdiedin1821, Victor refused to accept financialhelp from hisfather. Helived in daughter, Adele Foucher. However, hismotherdiscouraged theromance, into thatherson shouldmarry believing contest whenhewas17.He won firstplace inanational poetry Asateenager, inlove withaneighbour’sfell he wasanexcellentstudentwhoexcelledinmathematics,Victor physics, philosophy, French literature, Latin, andGreek. General’s execution in1812. her husband’s commanding officer, Lahorie, General whowasafatherfigure toHugo andhisbrothers untilthe sons to the difficulties life, of army and settled in Paris them. to raise Madame the mistress Hugo became of rose through ofNapoleon’s theranks army. citizen However, Victor’s motherdecidednottosubjectherthree 26,Hugo on wasborn February 1802. Hisfather, Hugo, Joseph General Leopold who wastheson ofacarpenter moralist, contradictions. Hugo wasamanofimmensepassion andendless Romantic andRealisticmovements. Agreat poet, novelist, playwright, essayist, pamphleteer, diarist, politicianand andspannedboththe successfulcareercovered mostofthenineteenthcentury VICTOR enormously HUGO’S BUT BUT THEN WON A PENSION OF 1,000 FRANCS HE LIVEDHE ABJECT IN POVERTY FOR A YEAR, A YEAR FROM LOUIS XVIII. Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

TM © 1986 CMOL tolerance andnon-tolerance violence, spirit. democratic Hugoofthenew wastheherald Victor Les Misérables, andsocialinjustice. andhispleading ofgood for ofhisbeliefinthetriumph over evil Because ofwar, attheendofacentury came civilconflict, repressed insurrections brutally asthestudentrebellion such in tothePantheon,3 millionspectatorsfollowed hiscortege whereamidFrance’s hewasburied great men. Hugo’s death Hugo diedin1885attheage ofeighty-three. besimple, thathisfuneral instructions Althoughheleft over him toreturn toGuernsey. Mme. Hugo diedin1868andMme. Drouet in1882. He lost two sons, one in 1871 and one in 1873. in 1876, Although he was elected to the Senate poor health caused He remained ofhisroyalties there portions throughandcontributed topurchase thesiege weapons. ofthecity theFranco-PrussianAfter War oftheEmpire andthefall in1870, Hugo made return atriumphant toParis. reaction by critics, sentimental, whoconsidered itoverly andthegovernment, whobannedit. When LesMisérablesnovels including , hehad which begunyears earlier. Guernsey. theseyears, During Napoleon, hewrotesatires aboutLouis andpublishedseveral returned tohispoetry As aresult, andMme. Hugoin exilewithhisfamily spentthenextdecade Drouetonand theislandsofJersey workers ofParis Emperor. againstthenew However, failed, hisefforts toBrussels. andhehad toescape Napoleon abolishedtheRepublicandreestablishedwhen Louis theEmpire, the torally execution Hugo risked trying Republic, oftheSecond the founding totheConstitutional Assembly. hewas electedadeputy Three years later, Hugo republican who was made wasamoderate a Peer of France in1845. theRevolution of1848 and After by anumberofotherRomantic writers, marking thebeginningofRealistic-Naturalistic inFrench era literature. Hugo on decidedtofocus thegrowing socialproblems inFrance. Hewasjoinedinhisincreasing interest inpolitics losingone Burgraves ofhisdaughtersinadrowning in1843, thefailure accidentAfter andexperiencing ofhisplay Les Les Misérables in1862, waspublishedinBrussels itwasanimmediatepopularsuccessinspiteofnegative OVER 3 MILLION SPECTATORS FOLLOWED HIS CORTEGE TO THE PANTHEON.CORTEGE TO HIS THE Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

TM © 1986 CMOL ABOUT THENOVEL greeted salesman. bybusyticket ahappily reviews. Cameron Mackintosh, When discouraged by response, the adverse critical thebox office, called hewas This phenomenon in1985, wasechoed whenthemusicalversion ofHugo’s poor tomostly novel openedinLondon tobuy one aspeoplefought ofthe48,000copiesputon salethefirst over thecity day. all observed battledtobuycopiesofthebooktheir customers. for and othervendors literally linesandtraffic jamswere Long Like themusical, on noeffect publicinterest opinion had inLesMisérables absolutely critical . Bookshop owners a popular, thanacritical, rather triumph. “All thereviews,” wroteHugo, “are andmore orlesshostile.” reactionary Foreshadowing ofthemusical, thesuccessstory over one hundred years later, thenovel LesMisérables was, initially, ofCosette, inParis advertised It waswidely portraits withgiantsketched Fantine, andJean Marius Valjean. When to sea,” hesaidbefore publishing. within astrong ofhistory, framework philosophy, theory. andpolitical Iamabouttoshipout isaleviathan “This truth.of journalistic Bythetimeitwas publishedin1862, ithad become anepicnovel, prose expressed inrich kindsinthenovel, ofall personal asense memories fact withfiction trivial togive thestory mixingeveryday often As the years passed, LesMisérables as Hugo’s evolved shaped his philosophy. own experiences life He incorporated existence, whilesheremained unaware ofhis, acatastrophe wasinevitable.” revolution plunged still intheshadows ofdarkness, butemergingfrom them. The moment hebecome aware ofher that hesawthismanas, “the spectre ofmisery, lightofday, infull forewarning theghostly inthesunshine, ofthe furs. manstaredThe impoverished atthewoman inthecarriage, unaware ofhim. butshewastotally Hugo wrote beautifulwoman dressedwas adazzlingly invelvet, hiddenunderribbons, withachild playing and embroidery stealingaloafofbread.for Asthemanstoodon thestreet, upbesidehim. pulled carriage anornate Insidethere novel’s action on thestreets ofParis in1845. Onasunny butcoldday, manbeingarrested hesawanimpoverished as1829.Hugo begantothinkaboutLesMisérables asearly thespecific the incidentthattriggers Heobserved withgood andevil. struggles reach perfection. The plotofthenovel issuspensefulfrom tofinish; start bothJean itfollows Valjean’s andsociety’s fromLes Misérables above hiscircumstances thepremise novel written rise to isamelodramatic thatany mancan WHEN LES MISÉRABLES WAS PUBLISHED IN 1862, IT GENERATEDIT MORE EXCITEMENT ANYTHAN Les Misérables waspublishedin1862, ofpublishing. itgeneratedmore excitement thanany book inthehistory BOOK IN IN BOOK HISTORYTHE OF PUBLISHING. Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

TM © 1986 CMOL one books ofthebest-selling inhistory. Nonetheless, wrote thatiftheideasofnovel were acknowledged, “no ofthesocialorder would part remain standing.” Hugo’s son Charles, wasbannedinFrance, openinginstead in Brussels. The French newspaper The Constitutionnel feared thesocialimpact ofthenovel, andthe Vatican years. several banneditfor version, Atheatrical by written As withany socialchange, pleading work for ofart thenovel LesMisérables acquired many enemies. Conservatives ofthenovel.feelings Indeed, soldiersread Confederate thenovel voraciously, themselves calling “Lee’s Miserables.” The book wasasensation inAmerica, whoseown civilunrest atthetimeseemedtomany tomirror and theevents The initialFrench assoonavailableintranslation. asthebook became languageover theworld successwascopiedall people. tomakeitavailableordinary book print insmall of well asempires thathave serfs. problems go Social beyond frontiers...” To hisgoal ofpresenting further theideas England aswell asSpain, aswell asFrance, Italy Germanyaswell asIreland, therepublicsslaves as thatharbour Hugo wroteabouthisbook, don’t“I knowberead ifitwill by everyone, everyone. butitismeantfor Itaddresses novel, ofLesMisérables had acommon touched chord, thestory anditsgreat successwasbuilton word ofmouth. “I’m you managed amazed toget through,” wastold, Mackintosh “the phones haven’t stoppedringing.” Aswiththe Les Misérables toaswideanaudiencepossible, editions Hugooutcheaper ofthe urged hispublisherstobring SEEMED TO MANY TO MIRROR THE EVENTSSEEMEDMIRROR MANY THE TO TO THE BOOK BOOK WASTHE A SENSATION AMERICA, IN WHOSE OWN UNREST CIVIL AT THE TIME has been translated into nearly every language and, every Les Misérables thepastcentury, intonearly during hasbeentranslated hasbecome AND FEELINGS OF NOVEL.THE Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

TM © 1986 CMOL VICTOR HUGOCHRONOLOGY Birth of Victor-Marie Hugo. of Birth Victor-Marie 1802 The ‘Consulat.’ takescommand. Bonaparte 1799 -1804 ofAbelHugo,Birth Hugo’s Victor elderbrother (whodies, insane, 1855). 1798 in ParisMarriage ofSophie-Francoise Trébuchet Hugo. andLéopold-Sigisbert 1797 searches herparents’ farm, inlove withher. andfalls Hugo,Léopold-Sigisbert on patrol, meetsSophie-Francoise Trébuchet, aRoyalist, papers, verifies heridentity 1796 Directoire’,‘Le thefirst post-revolution government. 1795 -1799 oftherepressive aspart Britanny peace-keeping force. republican French government. Hugo, Léopold-Sigisbert an officer intherepublicanarmy, ispostedto XVIexecuted.Louis The ‘Chouans’ (royalist Breton civilwaragainstthe insurgents) begintheirfull-scale 1793 The republican ‘Convention,’ endinginRobespierre’s terror. 1792 -95 FrenchFirst Republicproclaimed. 1798 French Revolution begins. 1789 SydneyCove, Captain Philliparrive thecommandof under Botany Arthur . Fleet BayAustralia First 1788 Hugo, ofLéopold-Sigisbert Birth Hugo’s Victor father. 1773 ofSophie-FrancoiseBirth Trébuchet, Hugo’s Victor mother. 1772

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TM © 1986 CMOL 1803 Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo posted to Elba in disgrace, remains there with his three small sons (Eugene, the youngest, is born in 1803) while Sophie Hugo remains in Paris, and is befriended by General Victor Lahorie, her husband’s former commanding officer. Léopold-Sigisbert and Sophie-Francoise drift apart; he takes up with Catherine Thomas (a nurse), and begins living with her. Sophie Hugo finally rejoins her husband in Elba briefly, but they quarrel constantly. 1804 - 1815 French Empire; rise and fall of the Napoleonic Empire, ending with the battle of Waterloo. 1804 Napoleon crowns himself at Notre Dame; French Empire proclaimed. Sophie and her three children return to Paris, settling at 24 Rue de Chichy. General Lahorie, now retired and wanted by the police for plotting against Napoleon, lives at no.19. 1807 Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo promoted colonel and posted to Naples, where he makes a favourable impression on Napoleon’s younger brother Joseph. 1808 Joseph Bonaparte is made King of Spain by Napoleon. Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo follows the French King to Spain and gets a lucrative staff appointment. 1811 Sophie Hugo makes one last attempt to resume marital relations with Léopold-Sigisbert, and joins him, with her family, in Spain. Léopold-Sigisbert hears of his wife’s affair with Lahorie and sues her for divorce. Sophie and her children return to Paris a few months later. 1812 Lahorie is executed for plotting Napoleon’s downfall. 1814 Back in France, General Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo distinguishes himself at the siege of Thionville. Sophie Hugo sues him for maintenance. 1815 France becomes a monarchy once more under Louis XVIII. General Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo mistakenly hopes that by rallying to Louis XVIII in extremis he will be able to stay in the army. He is retired on half-pay. 1815 - 1824 Reign of Louis XVIII. 1820 Victor Hugo’s Ode to the Death of the Duc de Berri attracts the attention of the Court. Louis XVIII sends him 500 francs. 1821 Death of Sophie Hugo. Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo marries his mistress, Catherine Thomas. 1822 Victor Hugo marries childhood sweetheart Adéle Foucher. 1823 Birth of Victor Hugo’s first son, Léopold-Victor. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 9 1824 - 30 Reign of Charles X. 1824 Birth of Victor Hugo’s first daughter, Léopoldine. 1825 Victor Hugo awarded the Légion d’Honneur for services to literature. 1826 Birth of Victor Hugo’s second son, Charles-Victor. 1828 Death of General Léopold-Sigisbert Hugo. Birth of Victor Hugo’s third son, Francois-Victor. 1830 Premiere of Victor Hugo’s play, Hernani, interrupted by fist fights between admirers and detractors. Birth of second daughter Adéle. 1830 - 1848 Reign of King Louis Philippe. 1831 Victor Hugo publishes Notre-Dame de Paris. 1832 Hugo meets Juliette Drouet. Funeral of General Lamque – hero to workers and students – degenerates into riots, and the barricades described in Les Misérables. 1836 Applies for membership of Academie Française; fails. 1839 Second Academie Française election attempt again ends in failure. 1841 Victor Hugo finally elected to the Academie Française. 1843 Death of Léopoldine Hugo. 1845 Victor Hugo starts writing Les Misérables. 1848 - 1851 Reign of King Louis Philippe ends with uprising and Louis Napoleon becomes President of the Second French Republic 1851 2 December: Louis Napoleon dissolves Parliament, is proclaimed President with full powers for ten years, ratified by a plebiscite. Victor Hugo leaves hastily for Brussels. 1852 Louis Napoleon proclaims himself Emperor as Napoleon III. Victor Hugo settles first in Jersey then in Guernsey. 1852 - 1870 Emperor Napoleon III establishes cordial relations with Britain. Hugo vows not to set foot on French soil till his removal. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 10 1853 Victor Hugo publishes poetry, Les Chaîtiments to great acclaim. 1856 Publication of more poetry, Les Contemplations. 1861 Victor Hugo completes Les Misérables. 1862 Les Misérables published in Paris and Brussels. 1868 Adéle Hugo dies. 1870 Franco-Prussian war ends with disastrous battle of Sedan. Napoleon III flees France and settles in England. October – Victor Hugo returns to Paris, is elected a member of parliament by the Parisiens. 1871 Victor Hugo resigns from Parliament; following the death of his son, Charles-Victor, he goes to Brussels to settle the family inheritance. 1871 April-May – Paris ‘Commune’ uprising, soon crushed, leads to appalling carnage and repression. 1871 August – From Brussels, Hugo protests against the Belgian Government’s refusal to give fleeing ‘Communards’ status of political exiles. His Brussels home is stoned and he is declared persona non grata in Belgium, moving to Luxembourg, returning briefly to Paris, then to Guernsey to write Quatre-Vingt-Treize. 1875 Victor Hugo settles permanently in Paris and is appointed Senator. 1882 Death of Juliette Drouet. 1885 23 May – Victor Hugo dies. 1885 1 June – State funeral attended by over three million people. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 11 ABOUT EMILEBAYARD understanding of Victor Hugo’sunderstanding of Victor inLesMisérables ofcharacters work ofthecast asseeninhisillustrations . awealthy Parisian Quintessentially “society painter” withpupilsandhisown atelier, EmileBayard showed aremarkable Emile Bayard he wroteabouttheirwork aboutspotting fakes, antiques. andidentifying Paul Gavarni, Monnier, Henri Alfred Grevin, Forain Jean-Louis andEmmanuel Poiré (betterknownd’Ache), asCaran pictures ofexotic transforming placeseven intolithographs. as such ofHonorè friend Daumierandcartoonists Aclose In thetradition ofthetime, by torework sketches skills explorers healsousedhisdrawing original andtravellers, sometimes theBattleof WaterlooAfter and Sedan 1870. Hisreal talent, however, portraitist. lay inhisabilitiesasabrilliant infiniteattention todetail,With EmileBayard workedfor months on huge paintings, thebestknown ofwhich are school, pompier”. known style as unjustly somewhat “le ), academicpainting novelist, wasone oftheleaders ofthenineteenth-century almostaswell-known asHugo himself Bayard, aprolific the for magazinesandbooksworks lithographer (heillustrated ofEdmond About-thenafashionable oftheFrenchsleeve Mis’ ‘Les record in1980, andnow famous astheLesMisérableslogo. Éponine, Valjean andJavert, butbestknown for today by over theworld peopleall “his” Cosette, on the usedoriginally EMILE BAYARD Hugo’s was Victor illustrator, favourite of Fantine, portraits his brilliant famous in his own for lifetime Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

TM © 1986 CMOL CHRONOLOGY Victor Hugo publishes LesMisérables,Victor inexile. written 1862 toBelgium. Hugo urges againstthemonarch thepopulace torise andfleesthecountry Napoleon himselfEmperor. declares Louis 1852 ParliamentHe dissolves andisgiven powers full tenyears. for Napoleon becomes presidentRepublic. andLouis oftheSecond endswithuprising Phillipe Regime ofLouis 1848 -51 LesMisérables writing . Hugo starts Victor 1845 degenerates intoriots,His funeral by described Hugo inLesMisérables . Lamarque,Death ofGeneral ahero toworkers andstudents. 1832 X. The reign ofCharles 1824 -30 France asKing. becomes XVIII amonarchy againwithLouis 1815 French Empire; ofNapoleon, andfall therise endingwiththebattleof Waterloo. 1804 -15 Consulate”; takescommand.Napoleon“The Bonaparte 1799 -1804 Directoire”“Le becomes thefirstpost-revolution government. 1795 -99 thisconflict Hugo inhisnovel 93. describes Victor XVIexecuted.Louis The Royal civilwaragainstthe insurgentsscale republican begintheirfull French Government. 1793 The republican “Convention”, endinginRobespierre’s “terror”. 1792 -95 FrenchFirst Republicdeclared. 1792 HISTORYTHE thatledtothenovel, andthefilm musical

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TM © 1986 CMOL 1870 Louis Napoleon is forced to abdicate and is replaced by a democratically elected government. Hugo returns to France in triumph. 1885 Hugo dies. Two million mourners pay their respects at his massive funeral. 1906 The first silent film of Les Misérables is directed in France by Albert Capellini. 1910 The first American film, Galley Slaves, is produced as a silent film, directed by James Stuart Blackton. 1935 The first American sound version is produced by Richard Boleslawski. 1980 The original arena production of the Boublil-Schönberg musical, Les Misérables, is presented at the Palais des Sports, Paris. 1985 Les Misérables opens at the Barbican Theatre in London and later transferred to The Palace Theatre before moving to its current home at The Queen’s Theatre. It is the longest running musical production in history. 1987 Les Misérables opens at the Broadway Theatre in New York where, after a transfer to The Imperial Theatre and 6,680 performances it became the fourth longest running Broadway musical when it closed in 1990.

The original Australian production of Les Misérables opened on November 27 at the Theatre Royal before touring the country and New Zealand with stops in Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland. 1997 The 10th Anniversary production of Les Misérables opened in Sydney on 29 November and ran until 13 June 1998 before moving to Melbourne. 2006 Les Misérables Revival opens at the Broadhurst Theatre in New York, playing a further 496 performances or a total of 7,176 performances with the original production, until it closed in 2008. 2009 A tour of the UK, including a special engagement in Paris, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show began performances on 12 December 2009 at Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. The tour concluded at the Barbican in London the following October. 2010 Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert was performed at The O2 in North Greenwich, London on Sunday 3 October 2012 Les Misérables film screens in New York followed by premieres in London and Sydney. 2014 Les Misérables opens at The Imperial Theatre in New York in March.

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 14 DISCUSSION TOPICS of thistimeandplace inhistory? How well thedepiction doyou thinkstagingsupported stood outtoyou? wasthis? Why Was costumeorsetofcostumes which there a particular doyou thinkso? Why wasthemosteffective elementoftheset? What themesdoyou seewoven throughout thepiece? What How didthechoreography thestory? support narrative ofthepiece? propel Did themusicalchoices orholdback tothestory? number andwhy wasitimportant Did you have LesMisérables afavorite production are andwhere they would you findthem? Who see around you today? Could you identifyany withpeopleyou ofthecharacters In whatway tothestory? were important they wasyour andwhy? character/s favourite Who wasthis? Why Was there ofLesMisérables any part you didn’t like? didyou likethemost? What Did you enjoy LesMisérables? COMFORTER, PHILOSOPHER, AND LIFELONG MATE! MASTER OF HOUSE,THE QUICK TO CATCH YER EYE SERVANT TOPOOR,BUTLER THE TOGREAT THE NEVER WANTS A PASSERBY TO PASS BY HIM

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Would you have likedtohave lived inParis thistime? during Are relevant today? theseissuesresolved orstill Were there controversial inthepiece? issuesraised you beandwhy? If you were from acharacter LesMisérables, whowould didyou from learn them? What on thejourney? about eachotherandthemselves doyou thinkJean ValjeanWhat andJavert, learned the libretto, ifany? elementsofFrenchWhat culture couldyou identifyin throughout references couldyou historical seewoven What this differently? doyou thisandhow believe would youWhy have done did notwork toenhancethestory? Were there elementsoftheproduction thatyou believe streets versesand thecity indoorscenes? How effective wasthelightingincreating day andnight the stagingelements? wascreated by acombination imagery of classic What Les Misérables?

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TM © 1986 CMOL ASSIGNMENTS/ RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WRITING /DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS on theFrench stage during Revolution. toldthrough itsmusic,libretto andthestory lyrics, staging, lighting, sound, specialeffects, costumesandwigs, creating Paris Les Misérables in1845, on thepage beganitslife asanovel written theatre wastransferredintoamusical before thestory • • • • • • • • • • •

books ornovels) example:(for events, historical heros, orsporting ofcelebrities personal stories films, series, television existing whatyou are thecreation believe orsubjectmatter for musicals? Identity good stories ofnew when creating one withandwithoutsource from material anothermedium? Do you thinkitwould If new bedifficult to musical? create a so, challenges the youbelieve wouldbe describe faced created musical theatre work?as opposedtoanewly doyou themajorfactors believe ofdifference inproducing from a source asanovel,What musical such anoriginal makesthemdifferent from eachother? What andmusicals? asplays mediumssuch oftheentertainment theproperties Describe into stage productions, either musicalsorplays. Research othermusicaltheatre productions begantheirlives which asanovel andhave sincebeentransformed from thenovel toamusicaltheatre would production? challenges have beenfacedthestory intranslating What role oftheday? didheplay inthesociety What Hugo, andtheplaceof intimeofthelife Victor Research thehistory theauthorofLesMisérables . inthetheatre translated musical production? isthisstory How effectively to thestage? would challenges befaced concerningthenovel’sWhat settingandenvironment thestory intranslating How isthisdifferent inthe musical? toldinthenovel andhow are initspages? portrayed thecharacters How isthestory novel tothestage. from aclassic Explore astory processes oftransferring FROM PAGE TO STAGE HERE THEY SANG ABOUT TOMORROWABOUT SANG HERE THEY HERE THEY TALKEDREVOLUTION. THEY OF HERE HERE IT WAS IT HERE LIT FLAME. THE THEY AND TOMORROW NEVER CAME Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education After After 2 Resource –Education The Show Activity | Pack

TM © 1986 CMOL /DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS • • • • • • • • • • • • have incommon? Name some from time, othercharacters literatureashort thatappear for buthave alastingimpact. Les Misérables andadeepimpact on theaudience. dothey powerful characters? makesthemsuch What What time, are onAlthough they stageabrief only for bothFantine andGavroche have vitalroles toplay in would Eponine’sWhat have life beenlikeifshehadatthebarricade? notbeenkilled Compare andromantic Marius heroes ofotherbooks, orpoemsoftheromantic plays period. Are whofitthisdescription? there peopleinoursociety Discuss the andbecome brutes.Thénardiers whohave losttheirhumanity asindividualslivinginasavage society destroys Hugo heis says Javert? finally What withaneagle.”“an forcedowl togaze What doesthismean? tohisnature? say abouthispastthatisaclue doesJavert What Today, many believe, likeJavert, shouldbeshown thatnomercy tocriminals. Doyou agree withthis? Why? hehave appliedotherstandardsShould toamanlikeJean Valjean? ofthelegalprocess. isawatchdog Javert lawbreaker, Heapplies theletteroflawtoevery withoutexception. In theend, whatdoesJean Valjean prove withhislife? Discuss Hugo’s become perfect. beliefthatmancan undying How doesJean Valjean’s thisbelief? illustrate life another facet ofHugo’s view? ofhumannature. hisview how Hugo todescribe Describe useshischaracters Howrepresent doeseachcharacter isHugo’sWhat good, ofhumannature? view Isitnaturally flawed sin,by original orsomewheretwo? between the THE CHARACTERS THE TRUTH THATWASONCE TRUTH THE SPOKEN, Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education IS IS TO SEE FACETHE GOD. OF TO LOVE ANOTHER PERSON AND REMEMBER After After 3 Resource –Education The Show Activity | Pack

TM © 1986 CMOL ASSIGNMENTS/ RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WRITING • DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS/ • • • • • • After seeingLesMisérables, how ithaschangedthewayAfter describe you think about theseevents. Relate thethemesofLesMisérables inyour occurring community, toevents today. ortheworld share themesdothey withLesMisérables? What have theseworks stoodthetestoftime,Why whileotherworks have beenforgotten? thatismore familiartoyou): Name story some universal themesinone works aclassic ofthefollowing (orpick makesatheme “universal”? What List theuniversal themesinLesMisérables. than 130years? success around theworld. How doyou explainitsgreat appealtosomany differentover kindsofaudiences more Les Misérables read isone time, ofthemostwidely novels ofall andtheshow hasbeenreceived withimmense LES MISÉRABLES FOR IS A UNIVERSALWRITTEN AUDIENCE. I DON’T KNOW WHETHER IT WILL BE READ BY EVERYONE, BY READ BE WILL IT KNOW WHETHER I DON’T THE UNIVERSAL STORY “YOU ARE RIGHT, SIR, WHEN YOU SAY THAT BUT IT IS IT FOR MEANT EVERYONE”BUT Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education 8. 7. 6. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. Victor Hugo Victor A Tale Twoof Cities Macbeth MiceandMen Of LetterThe Scarlet Julius Caesar ExpectationsGreat CourageThe RedBadgeof Hamlet After After 4 Resource –Education The Show Activity | Pack

TM © 1986 CMOL THE HOMELESSANDPOOR DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS/ themthepoor,would call orthehomeless. Poverty year. isaninternationalproblem continues which togrow every BASICTHE problem toHugo’s central work isstatedinitstitle: LesMisérables, or ones.”“the miserable Today, we • • • • • • • • Which of these viewpoints do you agree with? Which do you think Victor Hugo doyou agreed doyou thinkwith? agree oftheseviewpoints with? Victor Which Which how seethepoor: each ofthesecharacters Describe dealwiththeproblem ofLesMisérables inadifferent inthestory way.Each ofthecharacters these evils? How doHugo andthecreators ofthemusicalshow theaudiencewhatsocialaction isneededtocorrect social injustice? ofLesMisérables,In thestory Hugo advocate tofight ordirectly indirectly whatreformsdoes Victor now orsomething’s gonna give”; meanby whatdothey this? In LesMisérables, thebeggarssing “When’s we gonna itgoing live? toend? Something’sWhen gotta happen How doyou aboutthewayare thinkpoorpeoplefeel they treated? doyou isresponsible feel theirproblems? for Who Themselves?Why? in general? Society Thegovernment? How doyou aboutthehomeless feel andthepoor? LOOK DOWN AND SEE SWEEPINGSTHE OF STREETTHE LOOK DOWN, LOOK DOWN UPON YOUR FELLOW MAN! LOOK DOWN AND SEE BEGGARSTHE AT YOUR FEET LOOK DOWN AND SHOW SOME MERCY IF YOU CAN THE MISERABLEONES: Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education • Thénardier • Enjolras • Javert • The BishopofDigne Jean Valjean• After After 4 Resource –Education The Show Activity | Pack

• Hugo attempted to convince his audience that the poor and the outcast are worth saving. In our society, is this belief commonly held? Why or why not?

• Explore the conditions under which most common people worked in Hugo’s time. What kinds of factory conditions were they forced to endure? How do they differ from conditions workers deal with today? Explore the influences of unions, child labour laws, and environmental protection laws.

• Alain Boublil was influenced to begin the musical of Les Misérables after the character of the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver! (based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist) brought to mind a singing Gavroche. Trevor Nunn and John Caird used techniques on Les Misérables they developed while directing Nicholas Nickleby, an adaptation of Dickens’ novel.

• Compare Dickens and Hugo as authors and social crusaders

• Compare the social problems and solutions in Les Misérables to situations addressed in works of Dickens such as: A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Hard Times, A Christmas Carol.

• Compare Victor Hugo and his work in Les Misérables with the work of one of these modern social crusaders: George Bernard Shaw, Henrick Ibsen, Arthur Miller, John Steinbeck.

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 21 ASSIGNMENTS/ RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WRITING DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS/ inthe19 theft for we firstmeetJean When Valjean,for 19 for stealingaloafofbread. hehasbeeninprison years Theharshpunishment punishable by extreme means, thecrime. nomatterhow petty

• • • • • • • • Trace andpunishmentfrom theconcept ofcrime the12 hemeets,to all again. himtoleadlife makingitimpossiblefor anormal ValjeanWhen isreleased from heisgiven prison ayellow ofleave, ticket himacriminal branding effectively someone had stolenfrom you his/herfamily? tofeed Have you had stolenfrom ever anything you? How diditmakeyou feel? Would ithave mattered if with thepunishment? thereason have todo bepunishedinthesameway? anything Should behindacrime crimes all Should inoursociety? How dowe thinkabouttheft differently by the Justice system? Is there a place for mercy in the Law? How Isthere so? differently inthe by theJusticesystem? aplacefor mercy hisownfor ends. figure Rememberthe blindfolded ofJustice: should Valjean and Thénardier be treated then breaks parole whenheistreated by likeanoutcast society, while Thénardier commits and fraud robbery Both Jean Valjean and Thénardier inLesMisérables commit crimes : Valjeanfeed hisfamily,food to firststeals blindinLesMisérables completely Is itever ? objective facts. Write anessay aboutyour thoughtson justice”.“blind blind? completely Isjusticeever asbeingblindfolded, portrayed always The figure ofJusticeis thatis, but blindto anything completely Do youWhy we ofjusticeinorwhy believe have aneffective system not? Australia? fromabout asociety how ittreats criminals? it say aboutour “rehabilitation” system? A great percentage ofconvicts released from injailsoon endupback after. prison isthis, Why andwhatdoes orwhy not? Why treatHow peopleon doesoursociety parole, orex-convicts? Are abletoleadlives they normal again? CRIME ANDPUNISHMENT ANOTHER JAIL, ANOTHER KEY, ANOTHER CHAIN th Century was rooted in the belief that theft was a crime againsttheentire wasacrime communityandshouldbe wasrooted inthebeliefthattheft Century

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TM © 1986 CMOL REVIEWING THEPERFORMANCE thesuccessandimpact todetermine oftheproduction ofthecharacters of theactors on andtheirportrayal theaudience. thelibretto,production including music andmusicalchoices, production design, costuming, lighting, soundandperformances thecreative ofall makeupthestaged Prepare elementswhich observations oftheproduction areview incorporating ASSIGNMENTS/ RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WRITING DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS/ before timeintotheonstage us. world a short emotional responses, bothpositive andnegative. hasthepower tosuspendourbelief, Live performance usfor carrying Taking evoke strong can which asamemberoftheaudienceisuniqueexperience inalive musicalperformance part • • • • • • • • • • Was effective? thecharacters oftheactors inportraying theperformance characters? and thestory theelementsofproduction thethemesandportray didall How support effectively How didthemusic enhance thenarrative andatmosphere ofthework? andenvironment? attention required attention they scenestodrawn thestory inparticular How succeedingainingtheaudience well didthecostumesdepict thedifferentcharacters? Didthey itsaimsincreatingDid thestagingappeartoachieve somany diverse indoorandoutdoorenvironments? of How effective wasthesettingindepictingcity andthe Paris French Revolution? pushthenarrative forward? Didthey throughoutHow develop didthecharacters theperformance? plot waspushedforward? production theactions tobelieve andhow elementsassistedinyour ofthecharacters ability What before wasunfolding you? which have impact on didtheexperience you anddidyou thestory believe What wasyour oftheproduction? experience What AS A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. ‘THE NEW OF LES PRODUCTION ‘THE MISÉRABLES QUALIFIES THIS PRODUCTION IS SO PRODUCTION BREATHTAKING,THIS IT IS NOTHING LESS ISIT NOTHING STUNNING.THAN YOU SIMPLY WON’T WANT IT TO END.’ WE MAY LOOK EASY PICKINGS WHEN LITTLE PEOPLE FIGHT Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education AND LITTLE PEOPLE KNOW BUT WE’VE GOTBUT SOME BITE The BostonGlobe After After 7 Resource –Education The Show Activity | Pack

TM © 1986 CMOL ASSIGNMENTS/ RESEARCH PROJECTS AND WRITING DISCUSSIONIDEAS QUESTIONS/ themusicalfilm. review isset, through thestory inwhich different means. thestory however tell history all seeingthe on stage,musical After musical theatre libretto in1980andthenamusicalfilm2012.four mediumsdepictedthetimeandplace in All in1845,Les Misérables asanovel written beganitslife before beingadapted intofilm versions in1935and1978,a • • • • • • • • • • • • • events,historical heros, orsporting ofcelebrities personal stories films, series, television existingbooks ornovels) Identify whatyou are thecreation believe orsubject matterfor good stories ofmusicalfilms. example: (for would befaced whencreating one withand withoutsource from material anothermedium? Do you thinkitwould bedifficulttonewfilm?Ifcreate amusical challenges the youbelieve so, describe created screenplay?novel oramusicalas opposed toanewly doyou themajorfactors believe ofdifference inproducing afilm original source a What from as ansuch are similarandhow are they different. andmusicals. asplays mediumssuch oftheentertainment theproperties Describe they Identifyinwhatways intoamusical film.transformed andcommercially? How successfulhasthis transition been artistically Research otherfilmsthatbegantheirlives asanovel, beforeintoaandhave beingturned sincebeen musical istoldinthestage musical? how thestory In films,close-ups are usedtocreateandwide-shots, intimacy andspace. landscape How isthisdifferentto modifications,What ifany were made tothefilmscore theLesMisérables tobettertell story? production tothemedium offilm? ofLesMisérables from would challenges have beenfacedthestory amusicaltheatre intranslating What how ifcouldhave beenbetterincorporated? Were from thetransfer stage waslostduring tothefilm?Ifso, any elementsofthestory can you suggest from translated thestage thefilm? musical isthisstory How effectively from thestage tothescreen? would challenges befaced concerningthemusical’s What settingandenvironment thestory intranslating How isthisdifferent inthefilm? toldintheLesMisérables musicalandhow are onstage?How portrayed isthestory thecharacters Explore amusical from processes thestage oftransferring tothescreen. FROM STAGE TO SCREEN THAT DANGER FOLLOWS WHERE I GO THERE ARE SHADOWS EVERYWHERE JUST A CHILD WHO CANNOT KNOW AND MEMORIES I CANNOT SHARE Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

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OTHER SHOWS TO CONSIDER…

Miss Saigon School Edition

A classic love story is brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. In Miss Saigon school edition, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (the creators of Les Misérables), along with Richard Maltby Jr, bring Puccini’s Madame Butterfly to the modern world in a moving testament to the human spirit and a scathing indictment of the tragedies of war.

In the turmoil of the Vietnam War, an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuing years ends in tragedy for her and a fighting chance for the child he never knew he had.

An international sensation, Miss Saigon is an epic, daring pop opera that is universal in its emotional power even as it deals with controversial, contemporary issues. Its sung-through pop-inflected score gives a multi-ethnic cast of strong pop singers an opportunity to shine, in show-stopping numbers like “I Still Believe”, “Why God Why?” and “The American Dream”. Meanwhile, its fluid cinematic structure gives directors and designers a field day.

Raw and uncompromising, Miss Saigon school edition is an intensely personal story of the losses we suffer and the sacrifices we make in a world gone mad.

Oliver!

Oliver! is truly a masterpiece. This classic musical was adapted from the book Oliver Twist, written by Charles Dickens. The book adaptation, music and lyrics were written by Lionel Bart and shows off his talents at their best.

It premiered in the West End in 1960, enjoying a long run, a successful Broadway production in 1963 and further tours and revivals. It was made into a musical film in 1968.

Oliver! tells the classic tale of orphan, Oliver Twist, who is sold to an undertaker after daring to ask for more dinner at the orphanage. After escaping to London, he is taken in by Fagin to join his gang of child pickpockets. Wrongly accused of a theft, he meets a more kindly gentleman who takes him in, to the concern of one of Fagin’s old pupils, the violent Bill Sykes. In the middle is Nancy, Sykes’ girl, whom Oliver has come to trust.

This show is a sure-fire hit with such well-knows tunes as: “Food Glorious Food”, “Consider Yourself”, “Where Is Love”, “I’d Do Anything”, “Who Will Buy”, “Oom Pah Pah” & “Reviewing the Situation”. As one reviewer put it, “With this show, the audience whistles the tunes as they COME IN to the theatre”.

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 26 SYNOPSIS house, must Cosettethey tells prepare toflee thecountry. then prevents anattemptby herfather’s gang torob Valjean’s house. Valjean, convinced lurking outsidehis itwasJavert Cosette isconsumed by thoughtsof Marius, withwhomin love. she hasfallen toCosetteand Marius Eponine brings arevolution. for streets towhipupsupport Lamarque’sNews ofGeneral studentsstream outintothe andagroup death circulates ofpolitically-minded inthecity Cosette, withwhominlove. hehasfallen The Thénardiers’ daughterEponine,love in withthestudentMarius, whoissecretly agrees to helphimfind reluctantly Jean Valjean andCosette. areThey rescued by Javert, whodoesnot recognise Valjean untilhehas gone. inthegovernment whoshows thepoor. anyfor feeling man left Astreet-gang ledby Thénardier setsupon andhiswife Nine years later, demiseofthepopularleaderLamarque, General ofthelikely there because isunrest inthecity theonly 1832, PARIS Valjean the pays Thénardiers tolet himtakeheraway to Paris. Cosette hasbeenlodged withthe Thénardiers, abuseherwhileindulgingtheir own daughter, whohorribly Eponine, 1823, MONTFERMEIL him, but Valjean escapes. At thehospital, Valjean promises Fantine thedying herdaughterCosette. tofindandlook after toarrest arrives Javert 24601. that heisprisoner Jean Valjean, who, hesays, hasjustbeenrecaptured. Valjean, unabletoseeaninnocentmango toprison, confesses The Mayor thencart.rescues amanpinnedbeneath a is Javert reminded oftheabnormalstrength ofconvict 24601 Mayor’by when Javert ‘The anddemandsshebetakentohospitalinstead. arrives herself.in selling degraded, Utterly shegets intoafightwithprospective customer andisabouttobetakenprison herdaughter, moneyto paymedicinesfor for Desperate Fantine herlocket, sells herhair, andthenjoinsthewhores women discover this, demandherdismissal. they owner andMayor.become afactory Oneofhisworkers, Fantine, hasasecret child. illegitimate theother When Eight years have passedand Valjean, havingbroken hisparole andchanged hisnametoMonsieur Madeleine, has 1823, Montreuil-Sur-Mer him. Valjean anew. hislife decidestostart some silver. Valjean andbrought by iscaught back thepoliceandisastonished whentheBishopliestopolicesave outcast. and Valjean, theBishopofDignetreats himkindly Only embittered by years ofhardship, repays himby stealing 19years on gang, thechain After Jean Valjean he findsthattheticket-of-leave must display condemns himtobean PROLOGUE: 1815, DIGNE ACT ONE Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

TM © 1986 CMOL of her own history before theoldmandies. of herown history realises itwas Valjean whorescued himthatnight. HeandCosettego to Valjean wherethefirsttime for Cosettelearns fell.and asproof hestolefrom thenightbarricade produceswhich aring thecorpse ItisMarius’s andhe own ring andCosette’sAt Marius wedding, the Marius. toblackmail Thénardiers try Thénardier Cosette’s says ‘father’ isa murderer and insistshemust go away. ofhisrescuer,Unaware oftheidentity recovers Marius inCosette’s care. Valjean ofhispasttoMarius confessesthetruth and, ofjusticehavingbeenshattered hisunbendingprinciples by Valjean’s own mercy, himself. hekills rebels, hecomes across once more. Javert Hepleadstimetodeliver for theyoung man tohospital. lets Javert Valjean go Valjean withtheunconscious intothesewers Marius. escapes meeting After Thénardier, ofthe whois robbing thecorpses The nextday the rebels are killed. all and,The studentssettledownforanight on thebarricade inthequietofnight, toGodsave Marius.Valjean prays Valjean insearch ofMarius. atthebarricade arrives butinstead letshimgo. Javert Heisgiven tokill thechance toreturn tothebarricade,In trying Eponine iskilled. togive warning upordie. isbuiltandthe defyanarmy revolutionaries The barricade isexposedasapolicespy. Javert with alettertoCosette, isintercepted which by Valjean. Eponine decidestorejoin herlove atthebarricade. The studentsprepare tobuildthebarricade. Marius, noticingthatEponine hasjoinedtheinsurrection, sendsheraway ACT TWO Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education

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TM © 1986 CMOL JAMES POWELL – Director James was an actor for 12 years and was appearing in Les Misérables at London’s Palace Theatre, when he was asked to take over the position of resident director in 1996. Since that time he has worked on a variety of productions and during that time he was staff director at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, assisting Jude Kelly on a number of projects including the Olivier Award-winning Singin’ in the Rain, which transferred from Leeds to the Royal National Theatre in London. On returning to London he joined Cameron Mackintosh’s production of The Witches of Eastwick at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane as resident director. He then went to Melbourne, Australia, to direct its first foreign production for Jacobsen Entertainment. James returned from Australia to take on the position of associate director on Les Misérables and oversaw the show’s move from its home of many years, the Palace Theatre, to the Queen’s Theatre on Shaftesbury Ave. He was also invited to direct a concert version of the show in Scandinavia and a full-scale production in Berlin. Whilst maintaining his position as associate director on Les Misérables, James also worked on Cameron’s new presentation Mary Poppins, originally in Bristol and then in London’s West End and on Broadway. In June 2008 he directed the UK tour of Mary Poppins and in 2010 continued his association with the show directing productions in Holland and Australia. James was delighted to renew his association with the Jacobsen Entertainment Group when they asked him to direct their production of Dirty Dancing in London’s West End, a partnership that has seen him direct the show in Toronto, Utrecht, Chicago, US tour and Berlin. He will direct the UK tour next year and the Broadway production thereafter. James is delighted and honoured to be working on Cameron’s brand new production of Les Misérables, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of a show he was involved in originally as an actor and is now part of a new creative team.

MATT KINLEY – Scenic Designer Matt began his career working extensively as a freelance costume and prop-maker for stage, film and video at Robert Allsopp Associates before returning to study and subsequently graduate from the Motley theatre design course in 1994. During the 90’s he worked at the National Theatre, London, as designer, design associate and draughtsman on over 40 productions, including Jerry Springer – The Opera, The Coast of Utopia and My Fair Lady. Since leaving the National Theatre he has worked in commercial theatre as an associate designer on many shows including The Woman in White, My Fair Lady (UK and USA tours), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour), Les Misérables (Broadway and Holland), Equus (West End). As part of a long working partnership with Cameron Mackintosh Ltd, Matt has adapted the original staging for the new version of Mary Poppins (UK/USA/Australia and Holland tours). In 2009 he was invited to redesign Les Misérables for its 25th Anniversary production in the UK/US/Spain (winner: Best Set Designer - Premios del Teatro Musical 2011, winner: Best Set Design – Broadway World Spain 2011) and also staged the 25th Anniversary concert production at the O2 Arena in London 2010. As part of The Phantom of the Opera’s 25th Anniversary celebrations, Matt designed the fully staged concert at the Royal Albert Hall in 2011. Matt continues to design for a variety of productions both abroad and in the UK, having recently completed a two part Phantom prequel in Tokyo and the London premiere of Jerry Herman’s Dear World. Matt is currently designing Piaf to open in Brazil autumn 2013.

PAULE CONSTABLE – Lighting Designer

Paule Constable’s theatre work includes, for the National: This House, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, The Comedy of Errors, Danton’s Death, The Power of Yes, Phedre, Death and the King’s Horseman, War Horse (also Broadway; Tony Award for Best Lighting); Waves (also international tour); …Some Trace of Her, baby Girl/DNA/The Miracle, Women of Troy, War Horse, Saint Joan, Attempts on Her Life, The Caucasian Chalk Circle (tour and Cottesloe); Southwarf Fair, Paul, Coram Boy, Translations, The House of Bernarda Alba, His Dark Materials (Olivier Award for Best Lighting); Play Without Words, Three Sisters, Jumpers and Ivanov. For the RSC: As You Like It, The Prince of Homburg, The Seagull, Tales From Ovid, The Dispute, Uncle Vanya, Beckett’s Shorts and The Mysteries. Other work in theatre includes: Clybourne Park (also West End); Posh, The City, Krapp’s Last Tape, Forty Winks, Boy Gets Girl, Night Songs, The Country, Dublin Carol and The Weir at the Royal Court; Love Never Dies, Oliver!, Ivanov and Evita in the West End; Dancing at Lughnasa and Moon for the Misbegotten at The Old Vic; the 25th anniversary tour of Les Misérables; Luise Miller; The Chalk Garden (Olivier Award for Best Lighting), The Man Who Had All the Luck, Othello, Absurdia, The Cut, Proof and Little Foxes for the Donmar; The Good Soul of Szechuan, Generations and Vernon God Little at the Young Vic; Blasted and Oliver Twist at the Lyric Hammersmith; Don Carlos at Sheffield Crucible and in the West End (Olivier Award for Best Lighting); and five productions for Complicite. Opera includes: Dr Dee: an English Opera for Manchester International Festival; Carmen, Faust, Rigoletto, The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute and Macbeth for the Royal Opera House; Die Meistersinger, Billy Budd, Rusalka, St Matthew Passion, Cosi fan tutte, Giulio Cesare, Carmen, The Double Bill and La Boheme at Glyndebourne; Don Giovanni and Anna Bolena for the Metropolitan Opera, New York; Der Rosenkavalier, Satyagraha, La clemenza di Tiro, Gotterdammerung, The Rape of Lucretia and Manon for ENO; Peter Grimes for Opera North; The Tales of Hoffman for Salzburg Festival; and productions throughout Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand. Dance includes: Dorian Gray for Matthew Bourne; Baiser for Birmingham Royal Ballet; Seven Deadly Sins for the Royal Ballet; and Naked for the Ballet Boyz. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 31 MICK POTTER – Sound Designer Mick holds a BA Honours degree in Creative Design at the Central School of Art and Design London. He has designed the sound for numerous world premiere productions including: Saturday Night Fever (London, New York and worldwide), Starlight Express (Las Vegas, USA Tour, UK tour), Bombay Dreams (London, New York), The Woman In White (London, New York), the largest ever production of The Phantom Of The Opera (Las Vegas), the critically acclaimed West End production of Evita (London) Ich War Noch Neimals In New York (Hamburg, Stuttgart), Der Schuh Des Manitu (Berlin), Zorro The Musical (London, Paris and worldwide), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit productions of The Sound Of Music (London, Toronto, UK Tour) and Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (London), Sister Act (London, Hamburg, Stuttgart), Les Misérables International 25th Anniversary Production (London, UK Tour, USA Tour and worldwide), the world premiere of Love Never Dies (London and Australia), Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new production of The Wizard of Oz (London, Toronto), Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Miss Saigon (Tokyo and worldwide), Betty Blue Eyes (London), the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Celebration at the 02 Arena (London), The Phantom Of The Opera 25th Anniversary Celebration at the Royal Albert Hall (London), Cameron Mackintosh’s new UK touring production of The Phantom Of The Opera, and the Broadway revival of Evita (New York). Mick has created all new sound designs for the London production of Les Misérables and both the London and New York productions of The Phantom Of The Opera. Awards include the 2005 Olivier Award in the UK for Best Sound Design for the London Production of The Woman In White, the 2006 Parnelli Sound Designer Of The Year Award in the USA for The Phantom Of The Opera in Las Vegas and the 2011 Green Room Award in Australia for Best Sound Design for Love Never Dies.

STEPHEN BROOKER – Music Supervision Stephen Brooker has most recently held the role of musical supervisor for Mary Poppins (Australia) and Les Misérables (Madrid). He was musical director of The Woman in White, My Fair Lady, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Lautrec, Cats, The Secret Garden (RSC) and South Pacific (NT). He supervised Oliver!, My Fair Lady (USA and UK), Les Misérables (New York revival), Cats, Hair, Miss Saigon, Dancing on Dangerous Ground, Carmen Jones, The Phantom of the Opera, Grease, Fame, Hair, Saturday Night Fever, Peter Pan and Chess. He was musical consultant for the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Production and recently conducted the Classical Brit Awards (May 2011). Stephen was composer and conductor for the original production of Burn the Floor and has written and produced music for many corporate clients, including Coca-Cola, Walt Disney, Ford Motors, Toyota Cars, Volvo Cars, Sony Eriksson, BMW Worldwide Launch 2008 and British Airways. He recently recorded and conducted the music for the worldwide Canon media launch. Orchestral conducting includes: the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony, Haifa Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony, Hamburg Sinfonia, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, London and Manchester Concert Orchestras and the Ukraine Opera and Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the Royal Choral Society in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen. Recordings include: Disney Film Classics and Crazy for Gershwin (BBC Concert Orchestra), studio cast recording of Hair and cast recordings of The Secret Garden, The Woman in White and South Pacific. He recorded Michael Ball’s album This Time It’s Personal and was orchestrator and conductor for Walt Disney’s award-winning Animator’s Palette and Cinderellabration (Disneyland Tokyo). Stephen produced the ‘live’ recording of Oliver! starring Rowan Atkinson, the new recording of Les Misérables (2010) and the Dutch and Australian recordings of Mary Poppins. Stephen supervised the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concerts (O2 Arena) as well as being Musical Producer on the hugely successful film version of Les Misérables. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 32 ANDREANE NEOFITOU – Costume Designer

Internationally renowned costume designer Andy Neofitou’s highly acclaimed work for the Royal Shakespeare Company over many years led to her outstanding success with Les Misérables directed by Trevor Nunn and John Caird and her beautifully researched and detailed period costumes won her a coveted Tony Award Nomination on Broadway. In 2010 Andy continued to work on the show for the triumphant 25th anniversary performances at the O2, the new major tour of the United States, the UK and Europe – all as the original production continues its record breaking run in the West End. She also designed the costumes for another huge international success - Miss Saigon directed by Nicholas Hytner, which began life at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, and her designs for both Les Misérables and Miss Saigon continue to be seen in the many productions world-wide. Andy’s other major costume designs in London and the West End include Grease at the Dominion Theatre and later the Piccadilly Theatre, The Far Pavilions, Gone With The Wind and The Baker’s Wife both directed by Trevor Nunn, Timon Of Athens at the Young Vic with David Suchet in the title role, also directed by Trevor Nunn, Peter Pan at the Royal National Theatre directed by John Caird and the arena production of Bizet’s opera Carmen at The Royal Albert Hall directed by Frank Dunlop. Among Andy’s many international credits are Nabucco directed by Elijah Moshinsky for New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Miss Julie in Athens, the musical Jane Eyre directed by John Caird on Broadway - for which she received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination - and Cameron Mackintosh’s revised version of Martin Guerre in the United States. Her credits with the Royal Shakespeare Company include The Changeling directed by Michael Attenborough, Bill Alexander’s production of The Merchant Of Venice with Antony Sher, and Fair Maid Of The West directed by Trevor Nunn for the opening of the Swan Theatre at Stratford, transferring later to the Mermaid Theatre in London. She designed the costumes for Hedda Gabler with Glenda Jackson at the Aldwych, in Canada and the USA; Once In A Lifetime at the Aldwych and the Piccadilly; Peter Pan, which enjoyed three separate runs at the Barbican, and Nicholas Nickleby at Stratford and in the United States winning the Outer Circle Critics’ Award for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design. Among Andy’s film credits are Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead starring Richard Dreyfuss directed by the author Tom Stoppard, and Still Life with Roger Daltrey.

CHRISTINE ROWLAND – Additional Costumes Christine Rowland has worked in both subsidised and commercial theatre. She was resident costume supervisor at the National Theatre for several years and head of costume at the RSC. Work for Cameron Mackintosh includes: Carousel (London, New York and Japan); Oliver! (London, Toronto and Sydney); The Witches of Eastwick (London, Melbourne); My Fair Lady (London, USA tour); Mary Poppins (London, New York, USA tour, Holland and Australia); Les Misérables 25th anniversary production (USA and UK tours and the O2); and Betty Blue Eyes (London). Other musicals include: The Secret Garden (RSC London); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London, New York); and Gypsy (New York). TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 33 CAST world. Mostrecently, Trevor Eon London’s OnAn debutedLiza West acclaim. Endtogreat critical he played Edna Turnblad inDavidAtkins’ production ofHairspray . Trevor hissoloshows throughout the hasperformed of Queen –The Desert Priscilla . TheMusical Hefollowed thiswith GaleEdwards’ theOpera Springer andmostrecently, Jerry Trevor made Ashley hismusicaltheatre debutcreating therole of Understanding’‘Miss premiere intheworld of family. Patrice isaproud andmother. wife (Maddy).Prodigal Patrice toured andrecorded BMG, with Sony received aBA at WAAPA musical andisfrom avery (FayCan Whistle musicOther theatreAnyone credits Apple), include Songs aNew for World , Disney’s Patrice enjoyed mostrecently .Tipoki therole alternating ofElphaba inthehitmusicalWicked alsoplayed She Nala in Australian productions ofTitanic, . musicalBeingEarnest new International credits Other include; Les Misérables London, (Marius) andleads in Cats(Gus) Camelot (KingArthur), 1776(Rutledge), Intothe Woods (Wolf/Cinderella’s Prince)therole inthe andoriginated ofJack New Zealand, Australia, UKandUS. BasedinNew York, Hayden hasappeared innineUSAproductions including born,New Zealand Hayden atNIDA trained hiswork for intheatre, andisacclaimed andcabaretthroughout concert HAYDEN– TEE TREVOR –MonsieurThénardier ASHLEY Thénardier LARA –Madame MULCAHY PATRICE– TIPOKI Stage: SIMON GLEESONJean Valjean – or appearing onSpicks and, orappearing co-hosting theTheCircle has enjoyed career. Lara andvaried afull GatsbyGreat .The From Autobiography House, thestage comedians Opera withfellow in Celebrity sharing attheSydney many more. featured films: inthree Lara BazLuhrmann Ballroom, Natalie inStrictly Mome Fromage inMoulinRouge and rolesher theatre principal inMammaMia!(Australia credits&London), include LesMisérables , isanaward-winning actress withherperformances.Lara whohasdelightedaudiences worldwide A WAAPA graduate, The Republic of MyopiaThe Republic of (STC). UKStage: The Far , Pavilions for Melbourne Melbourne for Theatre Company. andtelevision:UK Film (regular), EastEnders (Playtone). InRuins Kombat andMyLife appeared recently Rupert in Simon Male, Certified Love Never Dies, and understudied Killer Queen, Scaramouche and Oz intheAustralasian Queen, andOz The LionKingandunderstudiedKiller Scaramouche Tour ofWeRock You Will . Shoes, Southwark FairSouthwark (Royal National Theatre).Film andtelevision: Homicide City , Mamma Mia!, Javert Fantine

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TM © 1986 CMOL KERRIE ANNE GREENLAND – Eponine A graduate of WAAPA in 2012 Kerrie Anne was cast as The Witch in Into the Woods, Smitty in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and Calliope in Xanadu. She performed the National Anthem for Cricket Australia’s Hobart Test and was a finalist in the 2012 Cabaret Showcase in her self-produced Memoirs. In 2013 she starred in De Lovely – A Cole Porter Celebration Concert with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House.

EMILY LANGRIDGE – Cosette Emily graduated from WAAPA in 2012, with a Bachelor of Music Theatre. While at WAAPA, Emily played Kira in Xanadu and featured in Into the Woods, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and more. Soon after graduating, Emily made her professional debut in 2013 in Gypsy and The Pirates of Penzance with The Production Company. Emily is thrilled to be playing her dream role of Cosette in the new Australian production of Les Misérables.

CHRIS DURLING – Enjolras Chris graduated from the University of Ballarat – Arts Academy. Credits include: Jersey Boys (performed the roles of both Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio), Fame (Nick Piazza), An Officer and a Gentleman - workshop (Zac Mayo), Saturday Night (Artie), High School Musical (Troy Bolton), John & Jen ( John), Follies (Young Buddy), Damn Yankees, My Fair Lady (Freddy), a cabaret with Broadway composer John Bucchino and, most recently, the role of Doody in Grease.

EUAN DOIDGE – Marius Originally from Mt Gambier in South Australia, Euan landed his first major role, Paul San Marco, in the Australian Production of A Chorus Line, for which he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor at the 2012 Helpmann Awards. Credits since then include The Production Company’s Anything Goes and The Producers, the Australian tour of Legally Blonde, where he played the role of Nikos/Padamadan, and most recently the national tour of Grease. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 35 RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA IN2014 THE MUSICALPHENOMENON saw Patrice therole hasbeenpreparingfor ofFantine sinceshewasalittlegirl. Hailingfrom amusicalfamily, shefirst asFantine.Starring isPatrice Tipoki Known toAustralian audiencesfrom, lead roles inTheLionKingandWicked Priscilla, Queen of theDesert: of Queen Priscilla, , The Musical cabaret favourite, Trevor. Ashley andstaroftherecent stage hit,Trashley Co-writer Orphan , Little Trevor hasappeared in isAustralian intherole MonsieurThénardier theatre ofthevillainous inMammaMia!JoiningLara and her performance films,three BazLuhrmann Ballroom , Strictly Madame Playing .Thénardier Mulcahy isLara has appeared incountlessstage, Lara andfilmproductionsTV including would listen. for thisyear’sfor Misérables return ofLes highly-anticipated . Following anextensive search tofind Australia’s stars, brightest toreveal thetalentedcast Cameronisthrilled Mackintosh “Twenty-five years ago Isetouttofind Australia’s starsof thefuture formyfirst AustralianMisérables production ofLes . 3rdon 2014. July go will on saletothe general publicon Tickets Thursday 17 17years. musicalreturns toAustralialoved blockbuster after Previews commencebeheld inJuneandopeningnightwill inspired Hugo, by thepaintingsof reimagined scenery dazzlingly Victor premiere will in2014. inMelbourne This much Misérables productionSchönberg’s Les new ofBoublil& musical ,The acclaimed legendary stagingand new withglorious and opera productionsand opera around theworld,, BeingEarnest including NIDA-trained we definewho choices makewhich we are andwhat for.”we stand show remains iconic itdealswiththemesoflove, andrelevanttoday because courage, andthedifficult thehumanspirit most breathtaking score inmusicaltheatre history, Misérables musicaltheatre Les whenitfirstopened. transformed The “I’m tobeplaying Valjean sothrilled Australian inthenew production Misérables ofLes ,” said. Simon the arguably “With Love Never aGreen Diesandmostrecently Room Award Chess. for hasbeennominated two Helpmann for AwardsSimon MammaMia!andLoveNever for Dies, aSydney Theatre Awardfor intheatre,extensively in filmandtelevision andtheUK,Australia London’s in performing including prestigious West End. theiconic role ofJean Playing Valjean isestablishedactor Gleeson. andmusicaltheatre starSimon hasworked Simon Cameron said. Mackintosh thatI’m ofperformers today alsobecome toannounceanamazingcast hopingwill householdnamesinthe future.” thecareersofsomeIt launched ofAustralia’s biggest stars, Prior likeMarina andAnthony Warlow, andI’m thrilled to winthree Oscar’s has moviewhich on successful gone box filmmakerstomaketheoutstandingly office andinspiring records internationally production MisérablesThe new ofLes by hasbeenpraised critics, thelastthree audiencesfor years, fansandnew breaking 20 th anniversary West anniversary Endproduction Misérables ofLes . in Brisbane at the age of 6 and ever since would perform songs Misérables fromLes attheage sincewould of6andever perform theshowanyone inBrisbane for who Hayden Tee play will Valjean’s lifelongantagonist Javert. Hayden has appeared inmany musicaltheatre ® , three GoldenGlobes Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education Jerry Springer: The OperaHairspray: andJerry Musical . The ® and four BAFTA’s. andfour The Great GatsbyGreat .Moulin Rouge and The won aGreen Lara Room Award for My Fair andin2005heplayed Lady in the Marius th Octoberthrough Ticketek.

TM © 1986 CMOL Making her professional debut, WAAPA 2012 graduate Kerrie Anne Greenland will play Eponine with fellow graduate Emily Langridge cast in the beloved role of Cosette. Emily was recently seen in The Production Company’s Gypsy. Chris Durling is excited to be playing Enjolras, the passionate student leader of the revolution, in Melbourne next year. Chris has recently performed in the Australian and New Zealand productions of Jersey Boys, Grease, as well as a member of the popular children’s group The Crocmen with Bindi Irwin. Playing the love struck revolutionary Marius is Helpmann Award nominated performer Euan Doidge. Euan has appeared in recent productions of Legally Blonde, A Chorus Line and Grease.

Twenty-four of Australia’s finest talents join the Les Misérables ensemble, with the child roles of Little Cosette, Young Eponine, and Gavroche cast in early 2014.

To coincide with the production’s premiere in Melbourne this year, the State Library of Victoria will host a world-first exhibition, Victor Hugo: Les Misérables from page to stage. This ambitious international exhibition follows the evolution of Les Misérables from one of the world’s greatest literary masterpieces into the most successful and beloved stage musical of all time.

The exhibition will include original Les Misérables scripts, scores, costumes, set designs, posters, photographs and films that will take visitors backstage and into the heart of this musical phenomenon. It reveals the Paris of Hugo’s time and explores the events that shaped his most successful work and will display rarely seen sketches by Hugo that have inspired the design of this 25th Anniversary Production. This exhibition is a must see for all Les Mis fans and runs from 18 July until 9 November 2014.

“Major theatre productions like Les Misérables generate significant economic benefits for Victoria, attracting thousands of visitors from interstate and overseas,” Victorian Premier Denis Napthine said.

“We are proud that Melbourne has been chosen as the host city for this outstanding production. Sir Cameron Mackintosh has been a great friend to Victoria and was last here with the outstanding and sell-out production of Mary Poppins a few years ago.”

Set against the backdrop of 19th-century revolutionary France, Les Misérables is the world’s longest running musical and has been seen by over 65 million people worldwide in 42 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the most popular musicals of all time. Having won more than 100 major awards around the world it has been hailed as the most stirring, moving musical ever. Based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel, it is an epic and uplifting story about the survival of the human spirit. The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the classic songs “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Stars”, “Bring Him Home”, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”, “One Day More”, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables”, “Master of the House” and many more.

Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Les Misérables is written by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg and is based on the novel by Victor Hugo. It has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and original French text by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel. Adapted by Trevor Nunn and John Caird, it has additional material by James Fenton. The 25th Anniversary Production is directed by Laurence Connor and James Powell and designed by Matt Kinley. Original costumes are by Andreane Neofitou, additional costumes by Christine Rowland, lighting design by Paule Constable and sound design by Mick Potter. Executive Producer of the Australian production is Michael Cassel. TM © 1986 CMOL

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 37 ‘THRILLING, SPECTACULAR & UNFORGETTABLE’ The New York Times ‘SPLENDIDO! A COMPLETELY SPECTACULAR NEW STAGING’ El Pais Catalunya, Madrid ‘A FIVE STAR HIT, ASTONISHINGLY POWERFUL’ The Times, UK ‘MAGNIFICENT MISÉRABLES – ARTISTIC PERFECTION’ Le Figaro, Paris ‘THE NEW PRODUCTION OF LES MISÉRABLES QUALIFIES AS A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY THEATRICAL EXPERIENCE. IT IS NOTHING LESS THAN STUNNING. THIS PRODUCTION IS SO BREATHTAKING, YOU SIMPLY WON’T WANT IT TO END.’ The Boston Globe ‘A DYNAMICALLY REIMAGINED HIT, THIS LES MISÉRABLES HAS IMPROVED WITH AGE’ Star Ledger ‘GOBSMACKING! THIS NEW PRODUCTION OF THIS MASTERPIECE IS REFRESHING, RETHOUGHT AND EVERY BIT AS EPIC. NOT TO BE MISSED’ Chicago Tribune

‘THIS STUNNING NEW VERSION OF LES MIS’ Le Monde, Paris ‘ONE OF THE MOST MEMORABLE PRODUCTIONS OF THE LAST 25 YEARS’ La Vanguardia, Madrid

Les Misérables – Education Resource Pack 38 LES MISERABLESANDAUSTRALIA Gold Disc in Australia 1989 & Double Platinum DiscinAustralia 1991 Gold DiscinAustralia 1989&Double Platinum RECORDING -ORIGINAL LONDON ALBUM CAST Female –Madame Role (Robyn PerformerArthur inaSupporting Thénardier) Role (AnthonyMale Performer ina Supporting Warlow –Enjolras) Female Prior (Marina –Cosette) Lead –Jean (RobGuest Valjean)Male Lead Costume Design(Andreane Neofitou) John Napier) Design( Set Best Direction (Trevor Nunn, John Caird &GaleEdwards) Best Production (Cameron –LesMisérables Mackintosh ) MELBOURNE GREEN ROOM AWARDS, 1990 Musical Supporting Theatre Performer 1998 –Marius) (David Campbell Male Music 1988 –Javert) Theatre Performer Quast (Philip Female Music Theatre Performer –Fantine) Byrne (Debra 1988&1989 “MO”AWARDS SYDNEY Best Actor ofthe Year -Javert) Quast (Philip inaMusical Best Musical SYDNEY THEATRE CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS, 1987 AUSTRALIAN AWARDS Paladino,Silvie Beck, Rachael DavidCampbell, Peter Burke. CousensandSimon Anthony Warlow, Prior, Marina Byrne, Debra thelateRobGuest, Normie Rowe, Quast, Philip Robyn Arthur, productionsinclude: membersinprevious Australian cast Misérables Les audience todatefor Sydney, Domain(Australia 26.01.89–125,000peopleattendedmakingitthebiggest Day singlelive Concert) Brisbane, Lyric Theatre Perth, Centre Entertainment Melbourne, Princess Theatre Sydney, Theatre Royal 10 Brisbane, Lyric Theatre Adelaide, Festival Theatre Perth, HisMajesty’s Theatre Melbourne, Princess Theatre Sydney, Theatre Royal ORIGINAL PRODUCTION TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education 05.06.99 -08.08.99 27.03.99 -23.05.99 20.06.98 -19.12.98 18.11.97 -13.06.98 08.03.91 -18.05.91 01.01.91 -03.03.91 11.10.90 -22.11.90 07.12.89 -29.09.90 20.11.87 -15.07.89 39

TM © 1986 CMOL LES MISÉRABLESMAJORAWARDS WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS, 2012 attheO2, Concert 25th Anniversary Best EnsemblePerformance, Theatre Event ofthe Year Production25th Anniversary attheBarbican, Revival BestMusical WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS, 2011 Favourite 15 oftheLast Years Musical GROUP LINE MUSICAL THEATRE AWARD, 2007 Nation’s MostPopular Musical, 2005and2012 BBC RADIO 2OLIVIER AUDIENCE AWARD Disc1997Gold1998 Silver THE MOUSETRAP AWARDS, MOUSETRAP THE 2012–BestScore, BestMusical Understudy ofthe Year –Enjolras) Garnham (Scott BROADWAYWORLD: UKAWARDS, 2011 Best Takeover –Jean Valjean) Karimloo inaRole(Ramin &Best West EndShow WHATSONSTAGE AWARDS, 2013 Best Takeover inaRole(Alfie Boe–Jean Valjean) 10 BroadwayBest Original CastRecording 1988andLesMisérables Recording 1991 Symphonic GRAMMY® AWARDS Triple Disc1997 Platinum Disc1992 Double Platinum Disc1988 Platinum andGoldDiscs1986Silver ORIGINAL LONDON CAST RECORDING Michael Maguire –Enjolras Frances –Eponine Ruffelle Jean Valjean– Colm Wilkinson THEATRE WORLD AWARDS, 1987 Best Musical NEW YORK DRAMAAWARDS, CRITICS 1987 Best LightingDesign(DavidHersey) John Napier) Designer( Best Set Best Featured Actor(Michael Maguire inaMusical –Enjolras) Best Featured Actress (Frances inaMusical –Eponine) Ruffelle Best Director (Trevor Nunn &John Caird) (AlainBoublil,Best Score Kretzmer) andHerbert Schönberg Claude-Michel Best Book (AlainBoublil, Schönberg) Claude-Michel Best Musical TONY® AWARDS, 1987 Best Actress (Patti inaMusical Pone Lu –Fantine) OLIVIER AWARDS, 1985 TH ANNIVERSARY RECORDING Les Misérables Pack Resource Les –Education