Fabulous Phantom and Christmas in October

My lovely daughter treated me to an early birthday present yesterday with tickets for us both to Phantom of the Opera in Edinburgh. I loved the music for this long before the first stage production and I’ve seen the original and updated DVD versions, but only managed to catch one stage show way back when it first came to Edinburgh, so I was very excited. We even took time to enjoy a delicious Italian meal before catching the matinée performance.
 
I was not disappointed with the show! They’ve updated the stage production, following the 25th anniversary, and it was as dramatic, passionate and romantic as ever. This is my favourite stage musical for all those reasons – give me escapism every time. Apart from the wonderfully dramatic scene (and title song) where the phantom first takes Christine to the labyrinth, my other favourite musical number is Past the Point of No Return near the end which was beautifully performed by the two main characters. I still felt the same emotional response towards the poor monstrous phantom. And I can’t get those great tunes out of my head today! A memorable day out.

Here’s an opportunity to get hold of some great books for Christmas.

Christmas in October

Books galore, and many other prizes

are being given away and you could be the winner!

Stop by Penny Estelle’s blog

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the whole month of October. Check out the fabulous books being showcased on those days and comment…THAT’S ALL THERE IS TO IT!

Your name goes into the ‘hat’ every time you comment.

The winner will be drawn on November 1!