The Phantom is in London
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Recommendation added: 17/12/2007 11:05
By: mamba17 (YSUK rating +86)mamba17 has been thanked 6 times for this contribution
"When my family and I were in London back in June, the primary reason we went was because me and my sister were desperate to see Phantom of the Opera at the theatre. We had seen it ten years ago but as it's our favourite show we wanted to go again. So we booked for a Saturday evening for the 7.30 showing.
The Phantom of the Opera was shown at Her Majesty's theatre in London. It's quite easy to get to if you know your way around London, but if you don't it can be a bit tricky. It is in the heart of the theatre district and the easiest way to get there is catching the tube and getting off at Piccadilly Circus or Charing Cross and walking. I don't really recommend getting a taxi there as the centre of London can get extremely congested and it would take forever. Its best walking as it only takes five minutes from either underground.
The actual address of the theatre is:
Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London, SW1Y 4QL
Walking up to the theatre it looks quite impressive from the outside. A large building in itself, it looks very old London and brings an excellent vibe to the theatre. It is lit up at night which adds an even nicer atmosphere to the area when there are quite a lot of people around. Walking inside of the theatre you come across a large area where there is lots being sold. There is ticket collection, coat checking, theatre programmes being sold. This is all just in the first part of the theatre. Walking a little further you come across a desk which sells merchandise of the show. There are key-rings, t-shirts and key-fobs. Quite a lot of stuff is sold there but it does come at a price. I think I saw a mug being sold for around £15, now I don't know about everyone else but I wouldn't pay that much for a mug! The bar is pretty nice and has a few people serving.
So getting on to the actual play. I love the Phantom of the Opera and I think the music is just out of this world. Everyone is the world knows the main song “The Phantom of the Opera”, its just one of those songs that you hear and you feel the hair on the back of your neck stand up! My favourite song is “Music of the Night” as I think the words and the composition of the song is just wonderful. The orchestra was brilliant and really went to town on the songs. It all sounded fantastic, they did a wonderful job. The actors were absolutely excellent and sung beautifully. I was a little disappointed in the woman who played Christine, but other than that I loved everyone else.
The sets were simply amazing, I couldn't believe how they managed to pull off some scenes with such ease. When Christine is taken to the Phantom's underground home was done wonderfully, especially the boat and all the mist and fog they had on stage. The costumes were beautiful as well, the dresses the women wore were gorgeous and all the costumes for the “Masquerade” scene were out of this world.
Overall I just loved this show and I wanted to see it again straight after I'd seen it. I could easily go and watch it again now. Prices were not that bad, I paid £47 for my ticket, which isn't the worst considering you could pay upwards of £70. We had great seats as well near the front where we could see and hear everything perfectly. Overall it's a great night out for anyone who loves the theatre and I would recommend it to everyone!"
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