Her Majesty's Theatre

Nice theatre, with impressive architecture. It feels a little like traveling in time.

Saw Phantom of the Opera. Seats were comfortable, leg space was ok. I didn't struggle, but I'm 5'5"; however you do have to stand up if someone wants to pass you by to arrive at their seat.

They have lots of stalls in the women's bathroom which is great because the line moved fast at intermission.

The selection of snacks at the concession stand was very limited, but they had a good variety of drinks, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic.

Staff were very friendly and helpful in directing us around the theatre.

They have a cloak room which I recommend using because although the seats were comfortable, there wasn't much room.

Why throw shade at QE2 and change it to HIS Majesty's Theater?

Other than that -- the theater was fine, just surprised one had to purchase a Playbill.

I love live theatrical productions and Phantom of the Opera was my choice to see while visiting London .
The theater seating was perfect regardless of where you are seated and how tall person is in front of you you have an awesome view.
Exiting the theater was a breeze and it's in an ideal location, close to many public transportation choices .

Saw Phantom of the Opera here and loved it of course! Not only was the show amazing, but the theatre itself was gorgeous and suited the musical perfectly. However, be careful when booking your seats. I've seen several shows on the West End now, and never had a problem when sitting in a seat with a 'restricted view'. For this show, we were seated in row E in the grand circle section and there were entire portions of the show we couldn't see at all. Beautiful show, beautiful venue, just something we wish we knew before spending half the musical craning our necks.

We were miserably hot as apparently this theatre is not air conditioned. I spoke with two women who identified themselves as "co-managers" and they explained that the theatre had a "cooling system" (?), which they insisted was working at "full capacity". Full capacity of their ill-advised "cooling system" had the compressed interior of His Majesty's Theatre a balmy 27 degrees with no air movement. Outside on the street it was 25 degrees. During the performance it was hard to breathe. The poor performers! And the theatre employees who obviously had tired of hearing complaints had to receive the poor patrons vitriol.

What are they doing being open during the summer months without the ability to keep patrons at the very least comfortable? They should be ashamed. In the meantime the least they can do is warn people. Put a statement advising that during summer months they should dress to endure the heat: shorts, T-shirts, sandals, etc. Not that that is enough of course. You still need to breathe. Shame!

The play was great and the actors where top notch.
Our seats where terrible all I could see was the big head of the man in front of me!! Highly recommend paying for a better seat. Staff did not care and did nothing to make our experience better.
Theater is a death trap!!

Terrible theater. I've been to many many different theaters. This is the worst one I have ever been to. The staff was perfectly nice, the facilities were fine, and the performance was likely very good. The problem was with the facility itself. When the theater was constructed, they likely chose to maximize the number of seats with a complete disregard to the experience of each individual patron. I sat in the middle of the second balcony (there are 3). Essentially nobody could see. Every person in front of me was leaning forward in order to catch a glimpse of the performance. The front third of the stage was essentially non-viewable. The middle third could be seen dodging in between the heads of the people in front of me. The backside of the stage could be seen reasonably well. Unfortunately, that's not where the action is. It was so bad, that I left at intermission. Part of my party stayed. They reported that a large number of other people also left at intermission. Again, the performance was actually reasonable as far as I could tell. It was the theater itself that was the problem.

Saw Phantom of the Opera and it was awesome!! The staff were also very friendly and knowledgeable.

STEAMY HOT. The Theatre that is. Had to be close to 90F/32C in there for most of the performance. I could not focus on anything most of the time, felt like I was going to pass out. Would have walked out if I had not paid 330 pounds for 2 seats. I will never step foot in that theatre again. As far as Phantom goes, I will have to go see it somewhere with A/C so I can decide how it is. Right now, I just feel like I wasted A LOT of money. So very disappointed.

Oh my goodness, Phantom of the Opera is MAGICAL! West End really blew my expectations out of water! Amy Manford exceeded what I dreamed of, she's the perfect Christine!! Truly the Angel of Music. If I was impressed by her on Youtube, I'm more impressed by her in person. She captured Christine Daae's youth, naivety, and strength, and her voice was youthful, magical, and powerful. I also loved the Phantom (Erik, for those of you who are book nerds like me), Tim Howar did an amazing job bringing to life the tantrum-throwing, selfish, childish, tricksy, and talented Erik. Tim Howar is a very powerful Erik, but also feels rougher and rage-induced compared to other Phantoms. Not a bad thing, one of my favorite things about seeing my favorite musicals again is seeing how different actors have subtle different interpretations of the same characters. I am sad that their final performances were on September 7, 2019, Saturday, though I am glad I caught them before they left.

I was SO HAPPY with my seat, A15, in the Grand Circle. I was in the front row of the Grand Circle, and smack dab in the middle! This provided an amazing view when the chandelier ascended to the theater ceiling, I was literally in front of it. I found it fascinating that it curves on its way up over the audience on the floor before going straight up, so when it goes down, it curves toward the stage, as opposed to dropping right above the audience. I've seen the chandelier drop straight down in the national tour, so seeing it curve was quite interesting.

I love the scene when Christine slips through the mirror after finally meets Erik in person, and they went through a trap door. Suddenly, they were LITERALLY UP ON A BALCONY SECONDS LATER, and I was thinking, "How the heck did they get up there so fast????"

The boat scene was BEAUTIFUL to see in person! All the candelabras that rose from the foggy waters, and watching the boat practically float from the back to the front of the stage with Erik and Christine in it. Wow. Everything is just so mesmerizing.

Music of the Night is glorious. I appreciate that Christine acted overwhelmed and faint with passion while Erik was singing. I feel like Erik's voice should be as beautiful as he is hideous, so listening to him sing should be an orgasm-inducing experience, LOL. It was gorgeous.

In the "Stranger Than You Dreamt it" scene, I liked that Phantom was wearing this Chinese robe. I read on Tumblr that he wears this in the West End production, and that it was customary for men to wear this when they were relaxing in the presence of a wife.

The "Poor Fool He Makes Me Laugh" scene was rather hilarious, and it was also super cool to watch Erik up to his shenanigans above the stage, making Carlotta croak, and bringing down the chandelier. I kept finding myself mouthing along to many of the songs, and "All I Ask of You" is no exception, even though I don't care about most interpretations of Raoul.

During intermission, I was happy to watch the chandelier ascend to the ceiling, which myself and several other theater goers caught on video. I was happy to explore the theater, and found that there was a display of a lego miniature of Her Majesty's Theater, complete with tiny posters of the show and little lego people on the streets! How darling! I also went to the main floor's lobby to the souvenir store, since I enjoy buying and collecting magnets of my favorite Broadway/West End shows. The magnet was £6.

There were Phantom Teddy Bars for £30, complete with a mask, a cape, a bow tie, and a ruffled tuxedo front. I would have happily bought one if it wasn't for the fact I had no space to pack it to bring it back home overseas. The prints of the costume designs were gorgeous too. The bar and hallways had some hanging, including drawings of Erik's Red Death costume (my favorite costume of his), his Mandarin hat and Chinese robe (apparently a West End exclusive design), Christine's Star Princess dress, and Christine's wedding gown.

I enjoyed the rest of the show, especially "Point of No Return," one of my favorite songs! I was also happy that after the performers bowed and the curtains fell, the orchestra played a medley of songs from the show. I stayed seated in ecstasy until it was over and I remembered I had a morning flight home in about 12 hours.

I would happily watch Phantom of the Opera again if I was in London longer, it's that good. Watching Phantom of the Opera was a beautiful way to end my time in London on a lovely note, I'm so happy I bought my ticket 3.5 months in advance and got to sit in the front row in the Grand Circle, right in the middle. Very much worth the ticket.