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These are external links and will open in a new windowActors manning the barricades in a performance of Les Miserables came closer to reality than usual when the scenery was set on fire by accident.The show at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff was paused for about 10 minutes as stagehands put out the small fire.One theatregoer wrote: "I thought the fire was part of the show until all the dead bodies started running off set! As the years progress and the French Revolution begins to foment, a grown Cosette (Amanda Seyfried) falls for a passionate revolutionary named Marius (Eddie Redmayne), while Javert begins to close in again on Valjean's secret past. Marius, a war veteran during the battles of post-French Revolution, falls for Cosette, but their lives change forever when the war turns more gruesome than expected.After 19 years as a prisoner, Jean Valjean is freed by Javert, the officer in charge of the prison workforce. Meanwhile, the life of a working class girl with a child is at turning point as she turns to prostitution to pay money to the evil innkeeper and his wife who look after her child, Cosette.
Set in post-revolutionary France, the story reaches resolution against the background of the June Rebellion.Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, 'Les Miserables' travels with prisoner-on-parole, 24601, Jean Valjean, as he runs from the ruthless Inspector Javert on a journey beyond the barricades, at the center of the June Rebellion. Les Miserables tells the fictional story of Jean Valjean, a man who has unjustly been condemned to nearly two decades of prison for stealing a loaf of bread to save a starving child. The decision changes their lives forever.Jean Valjean, known as Prisoner 24601, is released from prison and breaks parole to create a new life for himself while evading the grip of the persistent Inspector Javert.
London Piccadilly Theatre ceiling collapses on audience In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. Les Miserables debuted in the UK in 1985
Valjean promptly breaks parole but later uses money from stolen silver to reinvent himself as a mayor and factory owner.
"Sionz called it a "superb performance" despite the fire while Sooz tweeted that the performance "has been paused - as Javert lit the barricades!
Les Miserables
Les Miserables (Act 2)
Upon These Stones - At The Barricade
[The barricade is now complete. Because the story takes place in Paris, involves the misery of the Parisian underclass, and comes to a climax during a battle, many people assume that the story is set during the French Revolution. (4 stars) Cue fire extinguisher, rapid exit of corpses and lowering of safety curtain! REVIEW: "Les Miserables" at Cadillac Palace Theatre is one of the great musicals, and this touring production does those barricades proud. Marius: Let them come in their legions, and they will be met. Gavroche (French pronunciation: ) is a fictional character in the 1862 novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.He is a boy who lives on the streets of Paris. The BBC dramatised Les Miserables in 2018 Oops. Les Miserables is based on Victor Hugo's novel and is set in early 19th Century France. "The centre said there was a "small contained incident" on stage.The fire did not appear to detract from the enjoyment of the show on Monday evening, with many people at first thinking it was meant to happen.Helena Williams said in a tweet: "My first ever Les Miserables and Javert climbs over the barricade with a flaming torch and sets fire to it. "Not part of the show!