My friends and I went to watch the musical "The Phantom of the Opera" at Her Majesty's theatre at Haymarket,London. We were a bit apprehensive about the cost of the tickets at first, BUT...it was totally worth it...and More.... :D

It is about this guy with a mask who teaches a so-called extra dancer of a French Opera House,Christine Daee to sing so well so as to make her the lead singer and all  just because he fell in love with her. She also harbours amorous feelings towards him, well, atleast until she sees his disfigured face. The real twist in the tale comes with the appearance of Christine's childhood sweetheart,raoul, the Vicomte de Chagny ( who , according to Cuttu, is almost definitely a PISCEAN, because he is ready to fight all odds and ends to be with his love. I disagree...LOL).

Then its the regular story, the phantom warns Raoul to stay away from Christine or else something horrible will happen. he hangs the curtain puller from his own rod when Raoul disobeys. Then he practically kidnaps Christine and takes her away to his abode across the river and tries to marry her et al. And finally she kisses him ( as he was trying to execute Raoul ) and he gets all teary and lets the lovers go their way...So its the regular story, of a journey from obsession to love..for a change the hero/villain/anti-hero doesn't die in the end...

The beauty of the musical lies in the hands of the brilliant actors, the amazing stage settings, choreogra[phy etc and ofcourse, the awesome awesome music. I never thought I'll get to hear whistles from the crowd over here lol lol.

I saw the movie afterwards. The story, music all the same. Gerrard Butler is perfect for the role because he is so horribly bad looking but still has some charm about him...

It was an overwhelming experience...You really feel something at the plight of the phantom who falls in love with someone unattainable (don't we all, really). Our seats weren't that great, because, obviously we had to go for a cheaper option (that too 20 pounds), being poor students (lol). The really great seats were something like 89 pounds or so. Even though not so much, Cuttu and I have decided to spend perhaps 10 pounds more and get better seats for the sequel, "Love Never Dies" playing at the Strand, probably after I come back from home at the end of September.

Meanwhile... Dissertation :O :(