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georginabutler	 May 18, 2019
REVIEW: 'Les Misérables' – Milton Keynes Theatre, May 2019
The soul-stirring lyrics in musical phenomenon Les Misérables ask "do you hear the people sing?". Without a doubt, appreciative audiences at Milton Keynes Theatre will be responding with an exhilarated 'yes' and a standing ovation for the entire four-week run of the tremendous touring production.
Theatregoers storm the barricades for tickets to this show. I dreamed a dream that I would be invited to join the revolution and found myself in my own castle on a cloud at Milton Keynes Theatre's gala press night. The theatre is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year and boasts a team of staff who are justifiably thrilled to have secured such a lengthy visit from Les Misérables – everyone in the building seems to be in awe of this stage sensation.
As one of the lucky revolutionaries invited for bubbles before the show, I was fizzing in anticipation well before the drinks were poured. Les Misérables is the longest-running musical in the West End and is consistently named as a global favourite alongside Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. Although I'm familiar with Victor Hugo's epic nineteenth-century novel, the blockbuster films, the classic soundtrack and amateur theatre interpretations, I have never seen the London production (it opened back in 1985, long before I was even a twinkle in my father's eye!).
Having now seen the show performed on tour in all its glory, I can fully appreciate the scale of its success. But what can I possibly say that has not already been said over the last thirty-four years? At the end of the day, Les Misérables is musical theatre perfection.
georginabutler	 July 11, 2015
REVIEW: 'Les Misérables: School Edition' – Stantonbury Theatre, Milton Keynes, July 2015
A cast of talented young revolutionaries stormed their way through the epic songs and struggles of Les Misérables at Stantonbury Theatre on Friday evening.
In a bid to demonstrate "what little people can do", RARE Productions invited city students aged 8 to 21 to join their crusade to bring the timeless tale of broken dreams, unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption to the stage in a special School Edition.
The end result was an emotive, entertaining and engaging adaptation of the legendary musical.
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