Her Majesty's Theatre
Catch the all time favorite London musical Phantom of
the Opera at the magnificent Her Majesty Theatre! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s classic
London show is
hugely loved romantic musical which is adapted from the Gaston Leroux’s gothic
novel. The story revolves around a mysterious man with disfigured face who is
in love with a singer named Christine. The tragic love saga is wooing audience
to the Her Majesty Theatre successfully and makes the theatre run with packed
houses.
Her Majesty is a popular London
Westend Theatre positioned in Haymarket, City of Westminster, London. C J Phipps designed the current
building, whereas it was built in the year 1897 for actor manager Herbert
Beerbohm Tree. The latter was also the founder of Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
at the theatre.
During the initial years, Tree
went on producing some of the classiest works of world renowned playwrights
such as Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, J M Synge, Noel Coward and J B
Priestley. The wide stage of Her Majesty was ideal for large scale musical
productions. Some of the most popular record breaking musicals at the Her
Majesty are Chin Chin Chow and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera.
In the year 1705, architect John
Vanbrugh founded the theatre in the name of Queen’s Theatre. George Frederick
Handel premiered 25 operas from 1711 to 1739 and theatre attained the status of
opera house. There is another interesting fact about this theatre. Its name
always kept changing with gender of the monarch. Earlier, it was King’s
Theatre, then renamed as Her Majesty’s Theatre followed by another renaming as His
Majesty’s Theatre.
Some of the popular productions
were West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and still running Phantom of the
Opera! In year 1970, English Heritage listed the building whereas Really Useful
Group is the current owner of the Her Majesty’s theatre.