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STAGE TUBE: On the LES MISERABLES Set - At the Barricade with Eddie Redmayne!

By: Sep. 07, 2012
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Eddie Redmayne, who plays Marius in Tom Hooper's much anticipated film adaptation of the long-running musical Les Miserables, took a moment to talk to fans from the barricade. Watch the video!

The film also stars Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Russell Crowe as Javert, Isabelle Allen as Young Cosette, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thernardier, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Samantha Barks as Eponine, and Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thenardier. Original stage stars Colm Wilkinson, Frances Ruffelle and others will appear as well.

Les Miserables originally opened in London at the Barbican Theatre on 8 October 1985, transferred to the Palace Theatre on 4 December 1985 and moved to its current home at the Queen's Theatreon 3 April 2004. When Les Misérables celebrated its 21st London birthday on 8 October 2006, it became the World's Longest Running Musical, surpassing the record previously held by "Cats" in London's West End. In January 2010, the West End production broke another record by celebrating its historic 10,000th performance.




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