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Victor Hugo’s 1862 French classic novel was adapted for the stage by Trevor Nunn for the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1985. With music by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, “Les Mis ” tells the tale of downtrodden poor and the social and political struggles in revolutionary France. It is now at the Queens Theatre while its original home, the Palace Theatre, is undergoing renovation.

Agatha Christie’s murder mystery,TheMousetrap , has been playing in London since 1952, and has been seen by 100 million people. A few bits of the original set remain. Christie herself predicted a run of only six months, and in 1955, after the 1000th performance, a critic wrote: “The biggest mystery of the evening is why this play has run so long.”

By Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, this fun musical is a romantic comedy based around 22 Abba hits, and set on an island.

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1986 hit musical,ThePhantom of the Opera is adapted from Gaston Leroux’s tale ofBeauty and the Beast and set in the Paris Opera House. Perhaps it is Lloyd Webber’s most famous production.

Phantom of the Opera, Her Majesty’s Theatre

This production, staged in one of London’s smallest venues since 1989, tells a classic ghost story. A story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Based on the 1994 animated film of the same name, this story is magically conjured up on stage. The animal costumes and special effects wow children and adults alike.

Non-stop adventure for all ages as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, the magical car, his eccentric inventor and family outwit the dastardly baron and evil childcatcher. Sensational sets, special effects and songs by the Sherman brothers.

This US hit, set in murderous Chicago, has been packing them in since it arrived in London in 1998. The dancing and music have remained excellent through various changes of international star casts.

A musical based on the novel and 1964 Walt Disney film classic of the same name. Mary Poppins, the most famous of nanjies, lives in an extraordinary and visually magical world where anything can happen if you let it!

The story revolves around twins separated at birth because their mother cannot afford to keep them both. One grows up with his poor, natural, mother, the other lives with her wealthy employer. The consequences when they eventually meet are a successful blend of comedy and tragedy.