Les Miserables is the musical that everyone is talking about and I can see why. Having seen it twice, once on March 18th (with my family) and the other time on March 29th (with the school), I have been given an ideal opportunity to compare and observe two amazing performances. I thought that the cast was amazing on both nights being very professional with very few if any noticeable mistakes that were made. Two examples of this were when the priest's hat fell from his head and when Enjolars slipped whilst putting the flag into the barricades. On both occasions the actors reacted very professionally and the audience could easily have missed these incidences.
Being already very popular (in its world record breaking 32nd year), the film made younger generations, such as myself, become equally obsessed. I think that even though you might not like the musical itself you will still get goose bumps of emotion fill up every inch of your skin purely because of the atmosphere of the cast and scenery. Each scene was well thought out and rehearsed to give you the best show you can get. The effect certain scenes give you is amazing and you will definitely need tissues to wipe away the tears. This show is quite long but certainly not boring and the couple of hours you spend watching it will be more than made up for by the extraordinary experience you get. It is not a waste of your time and if you were so exited to watch the show, like I was, it will leave you wanting more.
However for you to get the best experience it is important where you sit. One of the night I sat on the highest floor. I thought that this would be too high up and I wouldn't be able to see important details such as the emotion on the actors' faces. However once the show had started I knew I didn't need to worry as I found out that the actors are trained so that their voice and their facial expressions can travel all the way to the top back of the theatre. The other time I saw the show i sat in the stalls. On the ticket it says "will miss top of set at certain moments" so knew I would have not have a full view. This was upsetting because I did miss some of my favourite parts such as the barricade scene, where i could only see their legs. If you are going to see the musical aim to get seats in either the top or middle sections and not the stalls.
Going to see the show it has shown me how to portray my characters in our school's production of Les Miserables, what emotions i should feel and how to correctly show them. Les Miserables is one of a kind!
Les Misérables is such a classic musical!