Les Miserables’ Background/Historical Information Teaching Resource

Download this free teaching resource from Les Miserables to learn more about the author, Victor Hugo.

Suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5, Higher

Subjects: English, History

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When Les Misérables was published in 1862, it generated more excitement than any book in the history of publishing. Use this teaching resource to learn more about Victor Hugo and his life.

Key Information.

Suitable for: KS2, KS3, KS4, KS5, Higher

Ages: 7-11, 11-14, 14-16, Post 16

Subjects: English, History

Topics: Careers, Creative Writing, Devising, French History, French Revolution, Scripted Drama, Storytelling, Victor Hugo

Type: Education Pack

Use: In the Classroom, After a School Trip

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About Les Miserables.

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed fully-staged new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s Les Misérables is now playing at London’s Sondheim Theatre.

This brilliant new staging has taken the world by storm and has been hailed “Les Mis for the 21st Century” (Huffington Post), “a reborn dream of a production” (Daily Telegraph) and “perfect theatre in a perfect theatre” (Sunday Telegraph).

The magnificent score of Les Misérables includes the songs; “I Dreamed a Dream”, “On My Own”, “Bring Him Home”, “One Day More”, “Master Of The House” and many more. Seen by over 130 million people worldwide in 53 countries and in 22 languages, Les Misérables is undisputedly one of the world’s most popular musicals.

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