Originated in France as an album and then briefly as a show. Cameron Mackintosh got hold of it and the English show opened at the Barbican Centre in 1985. Moved first to the Palace and then on 3 April 2004 to Queen’s. The “world's longest running musical” claim is disputed by Wikipedia who awards that prize to ‘The Fantasticks’ (42 years) with Les Mis coming in second. But they confirm it is the longest-running musical in the West End.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Les Miserables the musical
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Les Miserables
Les Miserables - opened 8 October 1985 - The world's longest running musical
Other Subjects
Roman Camp - N7
There is little evidence to support the existence of this camp. So, rather cheekily, we've categorised it as "Fictional".
1 memorial
Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot, the all-knowing Belgian detective appeared in Agatha Christie's first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
1 memorial
Crunchy the Credit Crunch Monster
Official mascot of the global recession.
2 memorials
Henry Earlforward's bookshop
Bookshop in Arnold Bennett's 1923 novel "Riceyman Steps" set in Clerkenwell.
1 memorial
Previously viewed
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Martin van Buren
Eighth US President. Born in Kinderhook, N.Y., USA. For a list of all the US presidents that appear on London Remembers see John F. Kennedy.
1 memorial
Teresa Billington-Greig
School teacher and one of the first paid members of the Women's Social and Political Union. She left the WSPU - as she considered the leadership too autocratic, and helped create the Women's Freed...
1 memorial
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