#les miseable

[ill-say-anything-i-hafta]

My partner was like "no one can relate to les mis, it takes place a million years ago and who knows what the characters even want?" Clearly she has never been on tumblr.

[dearest-lady-disdain]

this is. just. who let this happen. cuferaque. this is my friend, cuferaque.

[nisushi]

Gavroche when Javert returns to the barricade after spying: I don't man, Javert kinda sus.

[cometomecosette]

“Dawn of Anguish” and “Second Attack/Death of Gavroche,” US 3rd National Tour, 2006. Victor Wallace as Enjolras, Dan Bogart as Marius, Randal Keith as Jean Valjean, unknown Gavroche.

Another video of a cast I saw in person: in this case the final cast of the 3rd National Tour. It’s unfortunate that the bottom of the stage is blocked from view, but we still get a good showcase of the classic staging on John Napier’s iconic barricade set.

Victor’s Enjolras is a strong one, with good looks, a handsome voice, and vivid acting. If a Hugophile didn’t care for him, I’d appreciate it, though, because while dignified, he’s definitely more of a human firebrand than Hugo’s marble lover of liberty. First of all, he’s more aggressive than most other actors when ordering the women and fathers of children to leave (which is justified by the ensemble members being especially true to the novel and audibly protesting and refusing to go at first), finally shouting “GO!! NOW!!” after the sung line. Later, at Gavroche’s death, his silent anguish is clear and raw, as he hangs his head in abject despair after the boy falls, then staggers down the barricade like a wounded animal and stands panting, overwhelmed. But while this is different from other, more calm and composed portrayals of the character, I think it works. After all, Enjolras is a human being, he doesn’t want his friends to die, and he especially didn’t want Gavroche to die; he has every right to be angry and distraught. Particularly because it won’t stop him from facing his own death with courage and dignity moments later.

Gavroche is excellent, with a strong voice and a beautifully fiery, defiant spirit. He also perfectly executes the throw of the bullet-bag to Enjolras, ensuring that his death won’t be entirely in vain.

One minor annoyance comes from the audience: the audible nervous laughter when the first bullet is fired at Gavroche. I know it’s common to hear in this scene; it’s just an involuntary response that some people have to being startled by the gunshot. But it sounds as if they think a child’s impending doom is funny.

[kincalling]

Hello, I'm Marius Pontmercy from Les Misérables - specifically a Modern AU! I'm hoping to find Cosette, and my best friend Courfeyrac; but I'm looking for all my other friends, as well. My memories aren't all that clear, but if you'd like to talk, please like or reblog this and I'll message you! (I'm perfectly okay with doubles and I'd love to talk to anyone at all, really - but no one under 17 please)

x

[lesamisandlesmiserables]

Applications update!!

We’re still open until the 20th January!  So far, we have applications for: 

Enjolras: 2 

Grantaire: 1

Cosette: 2

Fantine: 1

Eponine is not available, but any other character from Les Miseables is. Whilst the blog will have a lot of focus on Les Amis, there’s no limit to the amount of characters, and no post limit for each character, so everyone can take part equally regardless of character. 

Please keep applying! I look forward to this blog being active! 

[imissmycatssomuch]

I was tagged by the amaaaaaaaaaazing @lesmizteries 

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better.

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: orange 

Lipstick or chapstick: lipstick

Last song you listened to: Elephant love medley from Moulin Rouge

Last movie you watched: I don’t really remember but I think it was Top Secret

Top 3 TV shows: Rupaul’s Drag Race, Sherlock and How I met your mother

Top 3 characters: Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes and Jack Sparrow I guess? I can’t choose.

Top 3 ships: E/R (Les Mis), Johnlock (sherlock) and mcpricely (bom)

Books you are currently reading: La verdad sobre el caso Savolta from Eduardo Mendoza

Top 5 Musicals: Les Miseables, Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Chicago and Anything Goes.

And I tag: @butts-of-the-barricade, @jenesuispasserieux, @professor-mcgonasass, @pimby, @ nikas-corner, @because-fandoms-thats-why, @dreamingofliberte, @thurtme, @no-passaran and @mourning-mocha do it if you want to, ofcourse!

[because-fandoms-thats-why]

Woo I never get tagged in things! Thanks @ilovemydeadgaysons

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better.

Relationship status: Dude, I’ve got the prettiest girl ever, ok

Favourite colour: Used to be blue, but I’m changing a lot it’s slowly becoming orange. Kinda odd

Lipstick or chapstick: Chapstick. I hate having chapped lips. 

Last song you listened to: The best pump me up song ever: Beyond the Matrix by Epica (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W0a1053HC4)

Last movie you watched: Suicide Squad

Top 3 TV shows: Hannibal, Firefly, Peaky Blinders

Top 3 characters: Grantaire, Hannibal (he’s been a favourite character even before the show), Steve Rodgers 

Top 3 ships: Hannibla/Will, Grantaire/Enjolras, Miguel/Tulio (Road to El Dorado)

Books you are currently reading: The Fellowship of the Ring 

Top 5 Musicals: Les Miseables, Hamilton, Rent, Sweeny Todd, We Will Rock You Tags if ya’ll feel like it: @broadwayuponastar @permets-tu-not-permettez-vous @fragile-teacup @squided @pilferingapples @glumshoe @thebibliosphere @doctorcecilgrahamlecter @theseavoices

[thurtme]

I was tagged by my baba @ilovemydeadgaysons <3  I won’t tag other people, just answer the questions if you won’t hate me for that

BUT! anyone can join if you’d like to 

Relationship status: Single

Favourite colour: turquoise is beautiful..but also red (obv) and deep blue and the green of the grass and a happy orange and yellow so....

Lipstick or chapstick: lipstick!!

Last song you listened to: Vulfpeck - 1612

Last movie you watched: A few good man

Top 3 TV shows: Peaky Blinders, Looking and Sherlock

Top 3 characters: Currently Tommy & Kath from Never let me go bc I recently finished the book 

Top 3 ships: Napollya, Stormpilot, (MOVIE!)Mark & (MOVIE!)Wardo (with a healthy amount of embarrasment)

Books you are currently reading: None.... if I had to read something it’d be Never let me go again

Top 5 Musicals: Les Miseables, Rent, Next to normal, Fiddler on the roof, Jesus Christ Superstar, Hair (is it 6? yes. do i care? nooooope)

[ao3feed-lesmiserables]

Even Scarred Bodies

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2vBFfPH

by icouldgonova

They were both hurt, dying, falling apart in their own way. One was tearing himself up to save the world. The other was being torn apart by a world that could not save him. Maybe they were doomed. Or maybe they were just lucky.

Words: 419, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Les Misérables - All Media Types

Rating: Not Rated

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Enjolras (Les Misérables), Grantaire (Les Misérables)

Relationships: Enjolras/Grantaire, enjoltaire

Additional Tags: les miseables, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, kind of?, could be, Canon Era, ish, a short drabble, nothing too intense, just a bunch of metaphors, I just really love these two, i wrote this at like midnight so it's a mess, So many commas, when will i chill with the commas, Implied/Referenced Self-Harm, Suicidal Thoughts, sorta - Freeform, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, really though it's not angsty

read it on the AO3 at http://ift.tt/2vBFfPH