I am utterly astounded at the few negative comments about POTO (Phantom Of The Opera). A great performance at a really amazing price. Well, what can I say? One of the cities most beloved, Her Majestys has a gorgeous Art Deco glamour about it, even if the foyer functions a bit like a loading zone. I'm 5.4 and I had no problem with the leg room and the stage wasn't very high so you could see everything even at the back of the stage. Oliver Thornton (Raoul) isn't the best in the cast but then again isn't the worst, his voice is pretty good and his acting is acceptable, but Earl outshines them all. While some seats cost 144.50 each, there will be 15,000 tickets at 15 for key workers, under 30s and those receiving jobseeker's allowance or other benefits, plus 15,000 free tickets for. I was totally "involved" whilst watching this one, feeling exhilarated and frightened, then sentimental and even a little tearful at the end!! __________________, My 7 year old daughter and I recently went to see the show (February 9th 2006) and it was just brilliant. There . Oscar and Lucinda . My only word of caution would be take a light jacket, the air conditioning is too good!!. I would like to make a comment on the front of house staff at Her Majesty's Theatre: they were all so pleasant, courteous and friendly and also very on the ball about monitoring bad behaviour and use of phones. I always sit in the stalls as I think you get the best views, but wouldn't sit on the front row again due to a stiff neck!! Enjoy! Premium seats A hideously deformed musician enjoys chasing a talented young lady singer around the stage. Delivering a range of family entertainment, pantomimes and musicals, it is one of the most prolific venues in the city. Please.) As for the show itself, it is hard to describe how wonderful it is, the music, the storyline etc. here) that the Grand Circle isn't particularly high. It's certainly not a musical that I'd rush out and buy the OCR straight after but more perhaps pluck a handful of the best ones from i-tunes (or alternatively just nab my mother's 'Andrew Lloyd Webber Collections'!). For the (access rate) of 29.75 I thought it was great value. Originally designed by John Truscott, it suffered from poor acoustics for years, but these issues were largely eradicated in the upgrade, and now even high up in the balcony, the sound is powerful. Very central and great view. _____________________. Went last night (8th January 2018) sitting in N14 in the stalls bought for 40 through the London Theatres January sale. You won't see me at those kind of things. The Theatre advised me where the best seats were and this was reflected in the top price 58 (we paid 38) they were emphatic that the seats we had were not restricted viewing. He sang brilliantly in the title song, and in 'Music Of The Night' he acted and sung flawlessly. The first thing to say is that our seats in the stalls, Row F were fabulous, made even better by the fact that the rows in front of us were filled by school children which helped provide a flawless view of the action. JOJ has total anguish in everything he sings and performs and Ben just didn't, sigh. I give it 9/10 (only 9 because I had bad seats and could not enjoy the show to it's full extent). It was made in the 80's.and it shows. We agree with your view that the show is 'lame', although I personally enjoyed it having embraced that fact. She is superb. The costumes are beautiful, the stage work is clever and creative, and the performances are bar none. Kirsty It was worth the money. I must say the seats were fantastic, I totally disagree with other reviewers who have said to avoid the stalls, by far the best seats we've had seeing this show. I have collected, vinyl - CD - DVD and finally, as a 60th Birthday treat with my family, I sat in awe and watched the show. These are probably the most uncomfortable stalls we have ever been in but the view is excellent and the small theatre itself (looking from the stalls) is lovely, very sweet and intimate but desperately need new updated seats!! More legroom than I expected (still not much, but couldve been worse). I couldn't have been more wrong, from the very beginning I was hooked and when the chandelier swings into the audience with the spine chilling music the hairs stood up on the back of my neck. Both Ben Forster as the Phantom and Celinde Schoenmaker as Christine were superb in their roles with powerful singing voices and there was definitely a strong rapport between them. We've booked again.totally hooked!!! Gee Colin. I had totally forgotten the background story (of course I knew the Phantom/Christine bit) and so it was like watching it all for the first time. It was probably the best birthday I could give my little girl. Purchased tickets for here for a show in July. Mark Lane, Several of the younger Pliny's letters are addressed to Suetonius, with whom he lived in the closest friendship. He made me cry at the end, he was just so incredible - especially when imitating the music box and when Christine gave the ring back. Simon Bailey was Raoul, and he was really good considering the part he plays makes him look like a wuss. Katy Hall as Christine was magnificent, her voice was excellent and she acted well in addition to singing well. ____________________. Different shows have different set up on stage so if they say restricted viewing I would would take them at their word. Not just slightly rubbish, but really, really rubbish. Phantom Phans I would love to hear from you! Now for someone like me who has seen the show before row M is fine if going for the first time it's about 4 rows too far back for the view of the chandelier rising and falling. A line from one of the songs goes "Half the cast aren't here, but still the audience cheer" The same could be said of this performance r.e. ________________________. In this seat, you are sitting next to a spotlight operator, but the gentleman I sat beside was very respectful. It depends so much on the show. The leg room was more than adequate, I am 6ft2 and had no trouble at all. USE "BACK" BUTTON TO RETURN. We'll earn a small commission. Can order interval drinks from very well priced bar. I booked stalls seats H19 and H20 with a degree of trepidation given Adams seat review and that I'm 6' tall and 15 stone. Amazing view of both the entire stage and the orchestra put. Legroom was, of course, excellent in F1 and I thought very good in F2 bearing in mind my average height of 5'8''. That said, they were perfectly adequate; and, of them all, I thought the role of Madame Giry was played brilliantly. I had to phone See again, and after much discussion over the phone, they begrudgingly gave me their complaints department email address (something very difficult to find online). proof that an orchestra and Europop are hardly mutually exclusive. Also for this show we got Harriet Jones as Christine and she had such contrasting frightened and sexy sides! My wife and I were very much looking forward to seeing John Owen-Jones as Phantom, after recently seeing his superb Valjean. The drinks at the middle break were extremely expensive, but this is LONDON. Anh Do - The Happiest Refugee Live!! These seats are very good. ________________________________________, I went last weekend (November 2014) with the wife. Even for someone slim you also have to get out of the row to let people get past to their seats in the middle. And another thing, RAOUL IS SUPPOSED TO BE A WEAK CHARACTER. I loved every single minute of it. ____________________. There is no differentiation between sections of this theatre, so the seating bank is more akin to something youd see in a lecture hall. more. We sat in stalls row "J" seats 3 and 4 and had a really good view of the stage. Many thanks to the Phantom cast, and Theatremonkey, for making a happy day extra special. Earl gives the best performance of The Phantom I have ever seen and heard. But it usually works as a traditional two-tiered bank of seats with a narrow causeway separating the sections. Restricted View Seats Often, the view isn't as bad as it sounds like on paper, and so buying these seats are very much worth it. Stalls B12 is front row and marked as 'sightline restricted,' and is to the left of the conductor but not directly behind him. Leila did not come out in time for us to see her, but Alex and Ramin did. I find it hard to see the discerning person finding much appeal in Phantom of the Opera. Kelly Mathieson's Christine sang well while Jeremy Taylor, although he sang the role really well, the emotional bond between him and Vhristine never really came across very well and felt like something was missing. Very restricted view View 1/5 Comfort 4/5 Legroom 4/5 I wanted to watch the play so bad, I took a chance on the seat. To add more atmosphere, they should make all of the sound louder. (Pic included, the other 3 members of the party were sat to my right)When we raised this with an usher we were told there was nothing that could be done on the night. They were definitely met. This row is one back from the handrail which means you're always at the mercy of the people sitting in front who sometimes sit forward and obstruct your view. They were very good seats as the bar was only slightly blocking our view. Earl Carpenter as the Phantom was rather subdued and didn't have the edge of menace I felt he should have had. And that we could "have a look around" for any empty seats and change .Given the show was about to begin this wasn't't very useful to us. Earl Carpenter in the lead was very good indeed though not in the same league as Crawford who we had seen on two occasions. To top all of this I had to look left towards the stage and needless to say I ended up with shoulder/neck ache!! They join Matt Blaker as Raoul and Kelly Glyptis as Carlotta, Matt Harrop as Monsieur Firmin, Adam Linstead as Monsieur Andr, Greg Castiglioni as Ubaldo Piangi, Francesca Ellis as Madame Giry and Ellie Young as Meg Giry. The audience consisted of mainly tourists from SE Asia and I did wonder how on earth they could understand the performance, not easy when it is all sung, but the Korean girl sitting next to explained that she had already watched the film in Korea, so knew the story. Sound mix was often dreadful however. Michael Xavier is a great improvement on David Shannon in the role of Raoul, Vicomte de Changy and Christine Daae's lover. It's not half as grimdark as it used to be. Although 'pure opera' to me is when it is just singing, no acting. Carlotta and Piangi I cannot comment on - I find the characters terribly irritating. ______________________________. It's much more mainstream, with clearly defined good guys and bad guys, and the good guys keep beating the bad guys. Firstly, I should say that our seats were perfect. Phantom of the Opera, 14Apr2019, I wanted to watch the play so bad, I took a chance on the seat. This show knocks spots off the movie and I am currently reading the novel, struggling a little with it as it is quite different. I have always loved the music and have watched the recent DVD release a few times but NOTHING compares to the live stage version. I always though opera was amazing but this performance truly wins. Worst of all - missed the final part of the lair when, for all Id have know, Phantom could have just sauntered off stage!! - and would recommend anyone to see it (Having watched the 25th anniversary DVD multiple times, I like to think I know every nuance and they just didn't have it yesterday). One thing I will point out, we treated ourselves to the 'RoyalBox Sharing Canaps' - what a waste of money! The lack of dazzling performances also meant that I had more time to consider the technical merit of the show - the lighting looks dated, the flying looks basic and sluggish (two of the guys from the auction house having to shoulder charge the chandelier off stage in the overture? There are still rumours of dead spots around Hamer Hall, where the music is dulled by acoustic blackspots, but we think this is largely apocryphal. ______________________________. 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