we do not want you here dear Fantine you must send us more money your child needs a doctor there's no time to lose. cosette I love you very much thank heaven for that dearest cosette you have entered my soul and soon you will be gone can it be only a day since we met and the world was reborn? If I should fall in the battle to come let this be my goodbye ... Now that I know that you love me as well it is harder to die I pray that god will bring me home to be with you pray for your marius he prays for you! Les Miserables A musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg Based on the novel Victor Hugo Music Lyrics Herbert Kretzmer Original French text Jean-Marc Natel Additional Material James Fenton Adapted originally directed Trevor Nunn John Caird Orchestrations Cameron London Production Mackintosh The Royal Shakespeare Company. 1x- Misérables -1- act one scene 1-toulon 1815 prologue? (the chain gang overseen brutal wardens work in scorching sun) gang (nasal hum) uh huh huh look down down don't 'em eye you're here until you die convict 1 sun is strong it's hot as hell below there's twenty years to go 2 I’ve done no wrong sweet jesus hear my prayer jesus doesn't care 3 I know she'll wait that be true they've all forgotten -2- 4 when get free won't see me h'ere for dust 5 how long o lord before let die? Chain you'll always a slave standing your grave Javert now bring prisoner 24601 time up parole's begun what means Valjean yes it I’m no! It yellow ticket-of-leave are thief stole loaf of bread robbed house broke window pane sister's child was close death we were starving will starve again unless learn meaning law those 19 five did rest because tried run two-four-six-o-one name jean do not forget (Valjean released) freedom mine. earth still. feel wind. breathe sky clears world waking drink from pool clean taste never years waste nor forgive them they guilty-ev'ryone day begins let's this new me! (he finds farm) -3- -4- farmer have go I’ll pay off collect bits pieces there way given half other men handful tin wouldn't buy sweat! Labourer law people why should same honest like me? every door closed another jail key chain. For come any town check papers find mark cain their eyes fear comes an inn) innkeeper's wife rooms full supper spare I’d help stranger want fair can advance sleep barn dark is some kind dog innkeeper leave house! Or weight rod we're law-abiding here thanks god (they throw him out feels jailer at heels law! This piece paper hand makes cursed throughout land Like cur walk street dirt beneath feet. sits desparingly outside which emerges bishop digne) in sir weary night cold though our lives very humble have share wine revive make bed 'til morning pain he eat fill had lion's silver cost twice earned nineteen lifetime despair yet trusted old fool he'd his bit good played grateful serf thanked but still got took flight! (taking cup runs off brought back two constables) constable tell reverence story us if he's impressed lodging last bishop's guest then christian goodness learned about plight -5- -6- maintain made present right friend left so early surely something slipped mind (bishop gives candlesticks) forgot gave these also would best behind? So messieurs may release man has spoken commend duty god's blessing with (constables leave. Bishop addresses Valjean.) But remember this brother higher plan must use precious ?o ?e?come witness martyrs passion blood raised darkness bought soul god! alone) done? Sweet Become night! run! And fallen far hour late nothing remains cry hate cries nobody hears where stand turning years? If missed long ago life war could won number murdered (Valjean) chained dead just stealing mouthful allow touch teach love? He treated trust called claims above such things be? hated Take turn heart into stone lived known word lash upon rack instead offers shame inside knife told does know? What spirit move life? Is go? am reaching fall closing stare voidto whirlpool sin escape begin tears ticket leave.) -7- -8 - 2-the factory montreuil #1 – end 1823. Montrueil-sur-mer. Outside owned mayor monseiur madelaine (jean disguise) poor older that's say struggle anyone's giving more about for? One less living colder shirt keep chill righteous hurry past little ones crying winter coming fast ready kill nearer dying dawning waiting rise waves' crash sand storm that'll break second sopranos & tenor hunger altos 2 baritones reckoning reckoned gonna day! foreman workers including Fantine emerged factory) sitting flat bum -9- children home fed lucky j?? woman workers counting blessings! (various women) seen fuming today terrible breath wandering hands? Woman give take trousers stands! boss knows heat watch she goes: stree?! All over enough pocket week landlord shop grafting able till drop drop or crumbs table well 10- you've (grabbing letter Fantine) girl innocent sister? Come news! (reading letter) none business husband side! anyone who swear fear hide? fight letter. rushes squabble) fighting someone tear apart factory circus now ladies settle repute mayor (to foreman) sort patient goes began! she's began it! There's kid hiding guess picks extra. You bet earning her sleeping around boss daughter father abandoned us leaving what's matter that? Women trouble one! While daily hands butter send slut away gutter who'll Foreman might bitch bite cat claws guessed secret ah virtuous keeps herself pure you'd cause doubt hereabout play virgin light need urgin' 11- 12 been laughing while having women sack right girl. On way! (Fantine alone unemployed destitute) #2-1 dreamed dream voices soft words inviting love blind song exciting then went gone hope high worth forgiving young unafraid dreams used wasted ransom paid unsung untasted tigers thunder 13- (Fantine) slept summer side filled days endless wonder ?? ??ok childhood stride autumn came he'll live together cannot storms weather. different seemed killed 14 3-the red district #3 docks (sailors whores customers pimps etc. wanders in.) Sailor smell women air think anchor harbour sailor lovely through smoke seven sea hungry pok? even stokers stoke prostitutes only nigh? call lying bargain prices against wall dear trinket wear bagatelle... madame sell you! Old four five. You're too eager fault please ten than five dear stay alive thick quick park whore time short tim? anytime extra year cheap underneath pier! pretty hair! locks luck got centime lot me alone. price. francs that! (aside) pays deb? 15- 16- do? save cosette weary sick dro? belly burns fire bleeding ever stop? (taunting pimp cheer deary show happy face plenty can't pace joking place re-emerges hair cut short) dirt who's there? Whore skirt sold sends might've lady along join lady! on dearie fuss? grander dropped bottom heap sisters money sleep! dearie go?! sailors.) Let 'im men rats alley cats scum rich leaders trousers they're quite grand takes ladies going callers captain shoes change refuse? Easy th? h?t? head! Don't making already dead? 17 18- bamatabois (a well-dressed gentleman) here's new try closer buy. usual price slice pie you. No m'sieur trick? more! no nerve ugly slut* or optional 'little whore' gall tart grocer customer sees gets advance 'yes sir' 'no harlot pick choose lead dance! hits stick. She face drawing blood) you bastard Even bad rat! Bamatabois christ rat bleed see! guarantee suffer disturbance peace insult property! -19 beg report sir whatever want... excuse police! ( enters accompanied quickly saw what why where? description answer javert! In nest vipers speak laid here? What's substance brawl? javert believe crossing prostitute attacked m? actions assured m'sieur court sorely needs please 'that high' holy god mercy? die! heard protestations explanations work reward -20 last despairing arrested (emerging crowd) moment woman's tale but mayor... duty doctor jail end without friend? grief this? mock pray hard enough lost pride! turned aside wrong! (conversational) true daughter's dying... soul? name task hospital mayor.. done! #4-cart crowd parts reveal cart crashed trapping monsieur fauchelevant) rescue man? Onlooker near load heavy onlooker acid well. 21 22 attempts lift cart fails. tries again. They manage pull fauchelevant clear.) Fauchelevent le saint aside) true? age are! mem'ry stirs... parole disappeared dare... there... couldn't forever found hideaway re-arrested well course denies expect 'con' forever Valjean! sign understanding repentance? trial sure returned serve sentence? that ages tracked thin. certain brand skin bend mistake! leaves. 23 -24 4-the thought glance stranger chance! Why wrong? When struggled long? speak condemned silent damned! master hundreds abandon them? How free? Who i? Can condemn slavery? Pretend agony? wears judgement conceal myself evermore? before? alibi? Must lie? fellow men? again? My belongs strength journey 25- appears front court) i?-- unbuttons chest) so bears guilt Two-four-six-o-one! *optional dialogue hospital.* 26- 5-the #5- Fantine's ill delirium. imagines child cosette play) time! You've soon fading wind warning sing lullabies wake enters) oh Fantine running peace cosette... shall protection heaven -27- harm grows warm. keeping shelter sake her. wake... dies smile. arrives.) Valjean each plain! 'M'sieur mayor' diff'rent chain! word listen leaves behind suffering intercede mercy's three return pledge return... mad! hunted across 28- (javert) sworn steal sooner justice stronger power race dare two-four-six-oone. duty's rights wheel talk crime ev'ry born too. breaks chair threatens broken piece) tonight hide within wherever raise ligh? there! knocks escapes) 6-the inn #6- -29- castle cloud aren't floors swee? cloud. There room toys hundred boys girls lady white holds sings lullaby nice says: (optional cut) one's allowed (madame thenardier rushing followed eponine) madame here! madam herself! Pretending once awfully good! Better catch slacking better eye! Ten rotten mother buy? Now pail mademoiselle draw water well! We taken first stupid do! 30- thenardier) mother daughter eponine blue ha? behave saying there cosett?? Your fetch wood. Cosette alone own! Madame nice! ask twi??! (eponine pushes out. Thenardier says goodnight fills evening) #7-the drinker pest bottle nectar day? (coming flask wine) guaranteed hit spot give's glass rum! Drinker 31 himself) away customer) diner year. band soaks den dissolutes dirty jokes pissed newts sons spend homing pigeons fly doors money's yours (greeting welcome sit yourself meet rest crooks rooking guests cooking books seldom gent intent content house doling charm handshake open palm tells saucy tale stir customers appreciate bon viveur glad friend favour ev'rything pric?! Master keeper zoo relieve th?? sou -32 (thenardier) watering picking knick-knacks straight ev'rybody loves landlord ev'rybody's bosom pleases jesus! Won't bleed end! chorus wants passer-by pass servant butler great comforter philosopher lifelong mate! Everybody's boon companion everybody's chaperone lock valises bone! enter lay unlace boots road weighs ton travel's curse strive lighten purse goose cooked fat fried nothing's overlooked satisfied food beyond compare. Food belief mix mincer pretend beef. Kidney horse liver filling sausages Residents welcome bridal suite occupied! Reasonable charges plus extras charge lice mice percent looking mirror per cent shut fixing lots tricks increases amazing grows! life-long Ev'rybody's everything (he's) bunch geezers sorry lot! princ? almighty happened since? 'Master house'? Isn't spit! 'Comforter shit! Cunning brain regular voltaire thinks lover much 33 -34- cruel trick nature landed louse lasted half! laugh! hypocrite toady inebria??! bless landlord! Ev'rybody spouse! master's ass! #8 hand approach now-empty inn.) 35- hush afraid cry name? la la... arrive wand'ring wood trembling shadows debt proper heed promise stood voice evermore coat forsake vow 36 chair. cossette now! say? Shall carry treasure away? gem! pearl! Beyond rubies girl! deb?? Let's haggle darling cosette! Dear best? Shared bread shared bone own m'sieur! feelings credit ease parting blow bargains bones greed: them) say agreed? fit bill hadn't often medicines expensive Not begrudged christians thing more small treacherous offence reflect: intentions correct words fifteen sacrifice come goodbye seek friendlier thank both inn. dresses clothes hat) children? castles see? 37 -38- 7-the streets paris: later #9- beggars (1832. teeming squalid paris. Beggars urchins prostitutes students etc.) Chorus beggars) feet mercy sweepings man! Gavroche 'ow name's gavroche people patch. at posh scratch school society slums michel piety tough teeth hell! Think follow Follow (an beggar occupying pitch) d'you hanging 'round pitch listen bat crazy bloody witch! 'Least pleasure return! pox! Spread poison box! Pimp cow it madeleine clap when's end? when're live? something's happen gotta it'll marius land? Where swells show? It'll enjolras lamarque speaks sham? -39- -40- solo crust jesus' urchin lord's fast out say. Enjolras anger day size? Before barricades arise? thenardier family's ran hash-house swine mistake layabout kid scare care? cuss! Long us! #10- robbery -41 (assembling gang) everyone place brujon babet claquesous montparnasse care! mistakes dears students slumming eponine kiss scrap hey today? haven't police out! Eponine books? could've student to?! judge looks things Marius grow tease 42 knows! Little sees! approaching grown-up) boy job eponine... concern (she away) clear. alone! Hey eponine! bumps cosette) didn't Valjean) ain't eaten today. Save life sougod rewards bit remarkable place? Men borrowed (thenardier grabs rips tattooed Are mad? m?! con police disappear! Run It's constables fight. himself marius) brawl square! Another stink air! Was Well safe vermin beware we'll (indicating thenardier's fine collection crawled swarm worms maggots picked trade witness suitably turns disappeared.) where's gentleman gone? run? -43- -44- arrest! No bourgeois chest! search jailbird tide washes in? Heard started skin! beside hunted? Could Valjean? absence victim inspector nicked wot s?! feet! everyone business! clear garbage street?! #11 stars fugitive grace yield mine path reward lucifer fell flame sword! Stars multitudes scarce counted order sentinels silent hold course aim season returns flames! written doorway paradise falter 45- 46 lord bars inspector theatre closes curtain's gavroche Now become m?. (marius returns) Oh rumpus! girl b?? cop jump smart girl? two-a-penny thing! -47 anything! excited delighted money discover careful 'ponine! found! leaves) see so! 'ponine -48- 8-café abc friends #12 café led enjolras discuss revolutionary plans) combeferre (shouted) enjolras! At notre dame sections prepared! Feuilly rue du bac straining leash! Courfeyrac ev'ryone river flowing tid? paris stirring veins yet beware brains army dangerous fo? arms match easy swat flies national guard harder catch! rally line marius late! Joly ghost grantaire maybe minute gone! agog! aghast! Grantaire last? hi? ??h' '???' battles don ju-an opera! decide righ? opera now? Have asked yourselves pay? simply game play? colors changing red-the angry men! Black-the past! Red-a dawn! ends last! struck breathless deligh?! Had changed burst seems right! 49- 50- red! fire! black! Red! Students red colour desire! black despair! longer mean cares lonely towards larger goal count all! courfeyrac guns feuilly combeferre grantaire put down! (rushing shouting) listen! Listen -51- need? brandy breath. everybody! death! general dead! lamarque fate people's await funeral honour rebellion ablaze candles kindle tomb barricade gladly courage hearts jubilant shout call! 13-the sing? Singing music slaves again! beating echoes drums start tomorrow comes! 52 — crusade? banner advance? Some chance? meadows france! -53- 9-the plumet #14– strange feeling life's change: really fast? own? So many unclear unknown questions answers somehow seem times silence sigh reach whisper alive? Do real? Did Does feel? pensive sad passing quiet be company 54- longing ago. dark! deep secrets keep! loving gentle papa papa unheard unsaid yearn truth years... Years ago! angels sun! 55- (marius) stop scarcely gods near! soar dagger anywhere anywhere his! touches waiting- #15 heart: love. -here! outside) doing Oh mad'moiselle tell? -56 regret pontmercy mine's sound bright dream? awake lose 57- single knew isn't after indoors montparnasse furtively) #16- attack 58 10—the attempted arrives lair fox babe? staying ground profit settled this'll brujon rob? Give finish job! mouth (catching sight hussy? Babet brat own kid? Why's you? needed Just ordinary interfere ??ke ?are miss say! Brujon happens home 'ponine scream warn scream screams) (breaking up) sewers underground alright scatters garden) sent saving 59- -60- dearest showed Someone somebody's home) street. heard they'd shadow moving fast! He's cover calais ship sea! Hurry prepare away! 61- 11-finale #17-one destiny. never-ending calvary parted? worlds started! caring cosett? storm! -62- goes? brothers ranks form stay dare? revolution nip bud schoolboys wet themselves blood! amuck free-for-all 'dip' 'touch' most goners much! (altos basses) beginning (sopranos tenors) flag chorus(altos king winning -63 heroes 64 fall. judgment store dawn more. End two #18 building -65- (enjolras students) stones build city claim wait! foe (disguised rebel) ways fought wars served youth prouvaire dogs bark fleas lesgles spots dressed boy) boy God d?. -66 rather starts sho?! worried shows prayer! Please know! walks meets -67- addressed barricade de villette said cosett?! contains read pains (gives coin) sigh? danger tonight! opens reads it) nowhere turn no-one hello -68 (eponine) near sometimes everybody else head pretending him way rain pavement shines lights misty darkness trees starlight talking although gone river's changes bare ev'rywhere strangers ev'ryday learning happiness -69- 3-at complete) courfeyrac ourselves barricade! legions met! faith screwing they'll hardest feuilly Army officer (off-stage loud-hailer) this! fight! damn warnings lies! rise! 70- #19- barricade. climbs barricade) joly sentry) back! lines warned armies real cunning heel faith! movements spoil overcome overheard plans tonight: intend concentrate force liar! evening man friends says 'cause (gavroche) fight pickings we've bite. kick pup. We'll up. pup bravo gavroch?! top class! Prouvaire snake grass? tie tavern shoot schoolboy sport! Death traitor! renounce d? bundled shots ring returns wounded barricade.) (shouts) climbing 71 -72 doing 'ponine?! fear? beloved? letter met collapses arms) (there hands) hurt! oh ev'rywhere! fret pain rain hardly hurt flowers 'ponine-dear wounds comfort 73 desert now. wash embrace brings blessed skies hush-a-bye flowers- dies) -grow kisses lays body ground) -74 dark vain betrayed off. soldier uniform volunteer pris'ner Combeferre spy! calls -75 ???! Sentry getting attack! unarmed gun) #20- sentry platoon sappers advancing troops them! Fifty fierce launched (gunfire: few casualties) snipers! shoots sniper aiming enjolras) won! presence deed battle -76- thanks power. spy ???? him! upside others) enemy regrouping readiness positions falling hungered revenge! knife! cuts javert's bonds.) understand 77 thief want steal! mine? Yes deal! Shoo