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Victor Hugo: Les Misérables – From Page to Stage

Victor Hugo: Les Misérables – From Page to Stage brought together an extraordinary collection of rarely seen material from around the world, with the stand-out exhibit being Victor Hugo’s handwritten 1862 Les Misérables manuscript.

The exhibition also featured rare items from the collections of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, Maisons de Victor Hugo, Musée Rodin, Cameron Mackintosh Archive and others, including original drawings and watercolours by Victor Hugo, costumes and designs from the musical production and Academy Award-winning film, plus rare scripts, scores, designs and posters from the 1985 Royal Shakespeare Company theatre production.

The world-first exhibition was held from 18 July to 9 November 2014, and invited audience interaction with stunning displays that encouraged exhibition-goers to sing, dress up and take centre stage.

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