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
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Blithe Spirit
Written by Noel Coward this play, first performed in Manchester in 1941, moved in 1942 to The Duchess Theatre where it was performed 1997 times, a record at the time. It was filmed by David Lean i...
1 memorial
1 memorial
Gertrude Fogg
Fictional aunt of the equally fictitious Phileas Fogg who is the central character in the novel 'Around the World in Eighty Days' by Jules Verne.
1 memorial
The Mousetrap
The world's longest running play - still going in 2013. Written by Agatha Christie who gave the rights to her grandson. We've heard the butler did it.
2 memorials
Hercule Poirot
Hercule Poirot, the all-knowing Belgian detective appeared in Agatha Christie's first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
1 memorial
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University College Hall WW1
WC1, Foster Court, Malet Place
In memory of the residents of University College Hall who gave their lives in the Great War 1914 - 1918. {This is followed by a list of ...
War dead | WW1
27 subjects commemorated
27 subjects commemorated
First Zeppelin bomb of WW1
The Picture source has a good description of this event. More at IanVisits and Diamond Geezer.
3 memorials
Stratford Underground crash
The accident, caused by driver error after a signal failure, occurred on the Central line of the London Underground. A signal in the tunnel between Stratford and Leyton had been damaged, and this a...
1 memorial
King's Hall Picture Palace
It is thought to have been the first purpose built cinema in Britain, with a seating capacity of 850. Over the years it was renamed as the 'Gaiety Picture House' and then the 'Regent Cinema'. It wa...
1 memorial
Metropolitan Borough of St Pancras
St Pancras was a civil parish and metropolitan borough in London. It was an ancient parish in the county of Middlesex, governed by an administrative vestry. The parish was included in the area of r...
6 memorials
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