Some of the most popular theatre shows in the London

Theatres are generating a big comeback this year thanks to several big name shows which include Frankenstein directed by Danny Boyle, Richard III instructed by Kevin Spacey and The Children’s Hour that includes Keira Knightley in a 1930’s drama. With plenty of big name actors and actresses it genuinely does appear as if 2011 will probably be the year for English theatre but as we shift into the future it's useful to take a look at some of the biggest and popular theatre shows to date.

The Phantom of the Opera - Possibly the oldest and most renowned theatre musical to date, The Phantom of the Opera is a romantic musical that was tailored from the French book ‘Le Fantôme de L’Opéra’. The music was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and the first west end premiere happened on the 9th October in 1986. Given that the play is actually a musical it happens to be reinforced by a 27 piece band which is unusually huge for a musical play. The Phantom of the Opera is such a well-liked play it has been converted into numerous different languages and has now been developed in over 20 nations all across the planet. There is in addition an edited variant of the musical named ‘Phantom - The Las Vegas Spectacular’ which is a renewed version of the play having a reduced run time along with additional visual effects.

Les Misérables - The actual British language rendition of the musical started out at the Barbican Centre in London in 1985 and greatly helped Les Misérables to become one of the longest running musicals on earth as when it opened originally in France in 1980 the show closed down soon after 3 months thanks to poor sales. The story of Les Misérables consists of four main individuals, some with kind intentions but some with harmful motives, soon after France’s revolutionary time. The primary emphasis of the show is for the correct treatment of the poor and equality between the French and was motivated by the Victor Hugo book of the identical title. A number of concert productions were conducted at the Royal Albert Hall and also at the o2 Arena to celebrate the anniversary of Les Misérables.

The Lion King - Primarily based about the Disney film, The Lion King is a musical created by Elton John together with the help of Hans Zimmer who made the music for the msuical. It ensues the very same sequence of incidents as the movie with some variations to the music as well as the inclusion of a few brand new scenes developed especially for the play. The tale follows Simba a lion cub who's next in line to the throne but is troubled by his jealous uncle Scar who's now 2nd in line to the throne just after Simba. The story tells Simbas story of how he grows older and is at long last able to eliminate his uncle and become king himself. The Lion King has acquired several awards such as the Theatre World Award as well as the French Moliere Award. You can find the musical at the Lyceum Theatre in London’s west end where it has been performing for eleven years.