The Phantom of the Opera - Her Majesty's Theatre - London

20th August, me and a friend from work went to see a show i have been dying to see for a while now, The Phantom of the Opera. The show was just breathtaking! Set, Costume, Singing, Orchestra, all of it was so great. I previously got a refund for tickets sold to me for The Bodyguard because they weren't we they were specified to be, so we were able to get top price tickets in the stalls for this one!

Where we were sitting was a great view and really good legroom, the only problem i found was the cushion in the seat. It was as if all of the stuffing inside of it had been forced to the front of the seat over the years of usage. So it was as if we were sitting of a plan of wood for 2hours 30mins!

At the moment, Ben Forster is playing Phantom, but as he was on holiday we had Scott Davies (Previously Phantom West End and on Tour) who was absolutely brilliant! The cast included Celinde Shoenmaker as Christine and Nadim Naaman as Raoul, both of which were outstanding and had a real connection on stage.

The moment the overture started, the atmosphere in the theatre was electrifying. The orchestra were incredible too. It was so exciting to see a show with such a large live orchestra.

Overall, I would give this show 4.5 Stars.

The Bodyguard - The Dominion Theatre - London

On 10th August, me and a friend went to go and see The Bodyguard in London. We booked our tickets in the middle of the circle for around £30 each. We decided to see this particular show because of the fact Beverley Knight was starring as Rachel Marron and we both loved seeing her previously in Memphis. This energetic, empowering and emotional musical has been one i have wanting to see for a fair while now so i am very glad i got to see it.

Our seats were reasonably comfortable, the legroom was what would be expected for a £30 seat but it was a great view.

The show itself was very entertaining, an emotional rollercoaster. The show itself is basically a concert/musical fusion with a very heavy storyline about stalking mixed in with Whitney Houston pop songs. Classics like Queen of the Night, How Will I Know, I Have Nothing and I Will Always Love You really bring the show to life and without these Whitney Houston masterpiece's i don't think the show would be even half as successful. Beverley Knight and Ben Richards lead an incredible cast of triple threats. Rachel John as Nicki Marron feels like a casting made in heaven. There was plenty of Comedic moments to keep the 'buzz' flowing round the theatre too.

After the show, we went round to stage door to meet the cast who were lovely and more than willingly to stop to sign Programmes, take pictures and chat.

Overall, I would rate this show 4 Stars.