Les Misérables: a full length drama

by Tim Kelly (Adaptor), Victor Hugo (Creator)

Under two hours in length and designed for simple production, this version remains true to the original story of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his relentless pursuit by police inspector Javert. Filled with fascinating vignettes of nineteenth-century France, the script boasts a brilliant cast of characters who weave an exciting tapestry of human kind at its best and worst.

Genres: Plays

78 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1987

About the author

Mr. Kelly, who was born in 1931, wrote more than 300 comedies, dramas, one-acts, mysteries, melodramas, children's shows and musicals, making his living writing for the stock, amateur and educational markets.

He wrote under his own name, and also at least four pseudonyms (Vera Morris, J. Moriarty, Robert Swift, Keith Jackson), for publishers such as Samuel French, Pioneer Drama Service and Contemporary Drama Service, among others.

Pioneer alone has 130 scripts by Kelly, according to Pioneer publisher Steven Fendrich. "It covers the gamut," Fendrich told Playbill On-Line Dec. 10. Mr. Kelly was the first playwright to sign up with the Colorado-based Pioneer when it was founded in 1967 by Fendrich's father.

Reviews

[Kimberly · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn't actually read the novel, but the adapted stage play of the novel by Tim Kelly. It feels relevant to the world we live in today. Highly recommended.