It has been a while since I attended a real proper theatre event, so on Tuesday I saw the famous Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. The story is well known – a masked man inspires a young opera singer while at the same time haunting the Opera Theatre they perform at, giving her an opportunity for fame and glory. The songs are just as well known, with the most popular probably being The Music of the Night.

The settings for this performance were fantastic, with the stage transformed numerous times into completely different locations, and the transitions between them very fluid. A chandelier is even drawn up into the stage, to later scare everyone as it hurtles towards the audience before veering into the stage. My most favourite transition was probably when the stage turned into a river, and candle-like lights floated up through the stage floor, before changing the scene into the dungeon lair of the Phantom.

I could not find fault with the actors, singers or dancers and each played their part extremely well with the exception of perhaps two of the opera singers who tended to overpower many others when singing in a group. It’s a great show that I found actually slightly creepy in its own gothic and mysterious manner, and one that I can recommend anyone else to see.

TheKua.com Rating: 8.5 out of 10