Victor Hugo

In this story of the trials of the peasant Jean Valjean - a man unjustly imprisoned, baffled by destiny, and hounded by his nemesis, the magnificently realized, ambiguously malevolent police detective Javert - Hugo achieves the sort of rare imaginative resonance that allows a work of art to transcend its genre.

In medieval Paris, Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral, struggles to save the gypsy dancer Esmeralda from being unjustly executed.

Ex-convict Jean Valjean tries to rebuild his life to be a respectable citizen. However, police inspector Javert relentlessly hounds him and won't let him escape his past.

Retells the tale of the hunchbacked bellringer of medieval Notre Dame, Quasimodo, whose love for the gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, had tragic consequences.

The crippled bell-ringer of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is befriended by a beautiful dancing girl, Esmeralda, with whom he has deep loyalty and devotion.

Quasimodo's strange appearance frightens a family of newcomers to the city, and causes them to be suspicious that he will hurt their children. But instead he becomes the children's friend and returns them to their parents when they get lost.

The story of the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo and his loyalty and devotion to a beautiful dancer: Emeraud.

Hunchback of Notre Dame: Quasimodo is the kind hearted but misshapen bell ringer of Notre Dame who must fight to defend his friend Esmeralda and the people he loves. Hunchback of Notre Dame 2: Quasimodo must protect the cathedral's most famous bell and find true love.

Hugo's story of escaped convict Jean Valjean, who is aided by a good bishop and pursued relentlessly by the fanatical Inspector Javert, expresses the author's humanitarian interest in the suffering of the common people.

A performance of the songs of Les Miserables by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, a 150-voice choir, and many of the most celebrated stars to have appeared in the show worldwide, including the original Jean Valjean, Colm Wilkinson. Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, for a 10th Anniversary Concert celebration. [Note: this is a performance of the music and is not the dramatic production]. Home use only.