One of the longest-running musicals in West End history is now booking to September 2025 - as it runs into it's 39th Year!
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history, playing to more than 160 million people in 47 countries and 195 cities in 21 languages.
You can experience the thrill of the West End’s most haunting love story – starring Dean Chisnall as The Phantom, Lily Kerhoas as Christine Daaé and Joe Griffiths-Brown as Raoul – at His Majesty’s Theatre, London.
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s romantic, haunting and soaring score includes Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again, Masquerade and the iconic title song.
From Page to Stage
This award-winning stage musical by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyricists Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe, was adapted from Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel of the same name.
A romantic melodrama, produced by Cameron Mackintosh and directed by Harold Prince, The Phantom of the Opera premiered in London’s West End on October 9, 1986 and began its Broadway run in 1988.
A year later Phantom embarked on its first U.S. tour and continued until 2020. Across all six U.S. companies, tours of Phantom have completed more than 33,500 performances!
Phantom is now celebrating 38 years in the West End at His Majesty’s Theatre.
The Story
The Phantom of the Opera follows Christine Daaé, a rising star at the Paris Opera House, who becomes the obsession of a mysterious masked figure known as The Phantom.
Living in the hidden catacombs beneath the opera, The Phantom manipulates events to make Christine the leading lady, all while concealing his disfigured face and tragic past.
As Christine’s career blossoms, she reconnects with her childhood friend Raoul, igniting a romantic rivalry. The Phantom, whose love for Christine turns darker and more possessive, grows increasingly jealous and dangerous. Torn between fear and compassion, Christine must navigate her feelings for both men while uncovering the secrets of The Phantom’s past.
The story unfolds with a mix of romance, gothic mystery and suspense, leading to a dramatic climax as Christine faces a heart- wrenching decision between love, freedom and compassion for the man behind the mask.
"Spectacular! The West End at its best" (Evening Standard)
Award-Winning
The Phantom of the Opera has won more than 70 major theatre awards including two Olivier Awards, an Evening Standard Award, seven Tony Awards including Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards and five Outer Critics Circle Awards.
At the 1988 Tony Awards ceremony, The Phantom of the Opera won in seven categories, including Best Actor in a Musical for Michael Crawford and Best Musical.
Phantom Facts
One of the longest-running musicals in West End history, the show has played over 15,000 performances.
The original cast recording was the first in British musical history to top the charts at number one.
The replica of the Paris Opera House chandelier is three metres wide and made up of more than 15,000 beads.
There are 258 surround speakers placed around the theatre to create the show’s ghostly atmosphere.
Each performance has 370 costumes, 11 dressers, 120 automated cues and 22 scene changes.
To Book:
When: Now booking to September 2025.
Price: Tickets from £25.
Website: uk.thephantomoftheopera.com.
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