Paris Opera
House
Her Majesty's Theatre
Haymarket SW1Y 4QL		 The Phantom of the Opera
Her Majestys Theatre 3D location mapMap ©Silvermaze Ltd 2008 Her Majestys Theatre photoPhoto ©Tony Reading 2008
Show Details
Preview 9th Oct 86
Opens 9th Oct 86
Booking to 28th Apr 12
Show Times
Mon - Sat 7.30 pm
Matinée Tues & Sat 2.30 pm



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BAXTER'S THEATRELAND BY NIGHT
A collection of theatres at night with a
commentary to start & backed by real music
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A note from the author

I took these pictures to show off London theatres as they are seen -most often - by theatre goers, at night.

Thanks to Ben Shafik for his lighthearted and informative commentary and Fionn O'Lochlainn for the original music.

Watch out for the new version with current liveries and the names of the theatres as they appear.

Baxter

 
Gaston Leroux, a French writer became an investigative journalist in the late nineteenth century exposing much police corruption in France. He was a fan of Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe and In 1911 he published a mystery thriller of his own - the Phantom of the Opera. written about Paris' great Opera House. It achieved a lukewarm reception in his lifetime.

As a record run of 25 years this production has had much lavished upon it in sets and costumes. It closed down for 4 performances as Andrew Lloyd Weber noticed the superb sound of many of the world wide productions. he wanted the best. It is said to have cost them a further investment of nearly half a million to install (including forgoing the booking of four performances). The sound effects (as are many of the other effects) are stunning.

The story is a gothic mystery that revolves around the grip of a mysterious and elusive character the “Opera ghost” that lives and hides in the vast cellars of the Paris Opera House. He has been disfigured so his appearance is all the more mysterious as he wears a mask to conceal his frightening face. He falls in love with a chorus girl and teaches her how to sing. He makes demands to advance her career by blackmailing the Opera House with threats of horrible deeds.

The cast (plus supporting cast)
  • John Owen Jones - The Phantom
  • Sofia Escobar - Christine Daae

  • Director - Harold Prince
  • Producer - Cameron Mackintosh / Really Useful Company

A lush spectacle - in every sense.
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