Phillip dropped me off at the local railway station for an hour long train ride to Waterloo Station in London. I then took the Bakerloo tube to Piccadilly Circus and walked to the Reform Club 104 Pall Mall. What to do that evening?
Five minutes walk away from the Reform club was His Majesty‘s Theatre, on the Haymarket, which was performing the Phantom of the Opera. It was a sold out performance, but I managed to get a last-minute ticket. I also had time to spare and walked to Piccadilly Circus along to Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square (Where the Canadian Embassy is located). One of the joys of staying at these reciprocal clubs on Pall Mall is that you can walk everywhere in the middle of London.
The Phantom of the Opera has been performed in the West End for 37 years. It was originally developed by the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cameron McIntosh the theatre manager. The present performance was revised in 2022 and moved to this theatre, which was renamed His Majesty‘s Theatre, rather than Her Majesty’s Theatre. As many people know the Phantom of the Opera has been made into a film and has travelled to the major cities in the world. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a live performance. Of course many of the tunes are familiar to many people.
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