Les Miserables

GILBERT & SULLIVAN SOCIETY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA INC by arrangement with CAMERON MACKINTOSH LIMITED The Gilbert & Sullivan Society of SA would like to invite you to “hear the people sing”. In May 2008 the G&S Society will be producing a new and exciting staging of perhaps the greatest musical ever written, Claude-Michel SchÁ¶enberg and Alain Boublil’s multi-award winning worldwide mega-musical Les Misérables. Based on Victor Hugo’s book by the same name, Les Misérables has been produced in 38 countries and translated into 22 languages. It is currently the longest running musical on both the West End and Broadway. Les Miserables follows the life of Jean Valjean who, after being released from 19 years of unjust imprisonment, meets only mistrust and and contempt whilst shackled to the stigma of being an ex-convict. Breaking his parole, he creates a new identity for himself and flees from his old life. He is pursued obsessively by the police inspector Javert who, believing people cannot change for the better, is determined to bring him to ‘justice’. Les Misérables is an expansive and emotionally complex journey that explores a multitude of themes and ideas, from forgiveness and self-sacrifice, to courage and hope, and ultimately, grace. Les Misérables s a rare music theatre delight – a phenomenally popular musical that never ages and always brings new fascination and awareness every time it is experienced. *A musical by ALAIN BOUBLIL & CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÁ–NBERG Based on the novel by VICTOR HUGO Music by CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÁ–NBERG Lyrics by HERBERT KRETZMER Original French Text by ALAIN BOUBLIL & JEAN MARC NATEL Additional Material by JAMES FENTON Original Orchestrations by JOHN CAMERON Original London Production Directed and Adapted by TREVOR NUNN and JOHN CAIRD Original London Production by CAMERON MACKINTOSH & THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY* by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY Thursday 22 May 2008 - Saturday 24 May 2008 and Wednesday 28 May 2008 to Saturday 31 May 2008 at 8pm Saturdays 24 and 31 May 2008 at 2 pm Sunday 25 May 2008 at 5 pm.