First Encounter
Left
Gloucester bus station at 9:00am and headed towards London.
Reached London at 12:30pm and rushed off to see Buckingham
Palace. We then checked into the Youth Hostel near the Queensway
Metro Station. The room was minimal but great, though climbing up
to the top bunk required long legs, skill, and nerves of steel
(esp. when trying to get back down again!). Did a bit of shopping
and had tea, hard to eat because it was only hours to go until
the show!!!
Arrived
at Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket at 7:30pm (Izzy - Rose would
have been earlier if we’d had let her!) Bought a program
each and sighed over the pictures!!! :-) At 7:45pm the
performance started! When reading our experiences please remember
we do not know the story or musical at all, apart from masked
man, beautiful opera singer, candles and a boat!
ROSE
I
thought it was the interval when notes started!!
Annoyed
by not being able to see Scott on the chandelier, dam back row
seats!
Woman’s
head blocked middle of stage so Izzy and I kept banging heads.
Was
on the verge of crying at "All I Ask Of You" reprise
and at the end of the show :-(
The
changes from scene to scene were done amazingly, and great
special effects.
The
title song down to Erik's layer was so magical and breath taking
- where did those candles come from?!
I
enjoyed the way the audience was made part of the show.
IZZY
Why
is it that you are always sat behind a tall person?
Missed
Scott on the chandelier
It
was brilliant - though I thought the interval was the end!!!
Want
to see it again - on front balcony seats!!
PONR
was amazing
Loved
the end, nearly cried.
Above:
Her Majesty’s Theatre
Midi
playing: Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again
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Izzy
and I (Rose) kept a look out for Scott whilst waiting for a
booked cab, which never turned up: No luck! :-(
But
I am sure that he must have been one of the guys walking
past wondering what the hell we were doing!
Mission
for next time - to get front row seats and somehow meet Scott!
Update:
August 2001
Scott
has left Phantom but has been asked to return to the role in the
future - which he would like to do!
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