Les Mis homes in on the revolution itself, and as it takes to the barricades, the musical follows a series of characters through tumultuous times.
Years later, the two men, the prisoner and policeman, will come face to face again. Valjean swears he will become an honest man. Pursued by his prison guard, a stern police officer named Javert, the law catches up with Valjean – only for his victim to cover for him, claiming the silver was a gift and handing over two further candlesticks. Les Miserables is his quest for redemption after breaking jail and robbing a kindly bishop of his silver. Set in 19th Century France, Hugo’s story centres on Jean Valjean – a down-and-out peasant imprisoned after stealing a loaf of bread for his starving nephew.