During their private lessons the Phantom falls in love with Christine, but totally unaware of the Phantom's feelings she begins a relationship with childhood friend Raoul.

From his hiding place the Phantom can hear the shows at the Opera House, and he becomes entranced with the voice of Christine the chorus singer and offers to be her tutor. In the sewers under the theatre the disfigured musical genus known as the Phantom hides from the outside world, masking his childhood deformities. The Phantom of the Opera is a love story set in the Paris Opera House. The cast is completed by Brad Barnley, Cassiopeia Berkeley-Agyepong, Corina Clark, Edward Court, Vinny Coyle, Lily De-La-Haye, Hywel Dowsell, Connor Ewing, Erin Flaherty, James Gant, Lydia Gerrard, Daniel Hall, Eilish Harmon-Beglan, Yukina Hasebe, Hettie Hobbs, Jacob Hughes, Grace Hume, James Hume, Michaela Leisk, Janet Mooney, Ian Mowat, Michael Robert-Lowe, Anna Simmons, Nikki Skinner, Anouk Van Laake, Louis Van Leer, Jasmine Wallis and Andrew York. In certain performances Christine will be played by Anouk Van Laake. He will be joined by Holly-Anne Hull as Christine Daaé, Rhys Whitfield as Raoul, Saori Oda as Carlotta Giudicelli, Adam Linstead as Monsieur André, Matt Harrop as Monsieur Firmin, Francesca Ellis as Madame Giry, Greg Castiglioni as Ubaldo Piangi and Ellie Young as Meg Giry.

Casting for the role from Edinburgh onwards to be announced in due course. Killian Donnelly is playing the Phantom at Leicester, Manchester, Dublin and Birmingham Hippodrome. Produced by Cameron Mackintosh and the Really Useful Theatre Company Limited The Phantom of the Opera has the romantic, haunting and soaring score including Music of the Night, All I Ask of You, Masquerade and the title number. Now in its 33rd year in the West End, The Phantom of the Opera is widely considered one of the most beautiful and spectacular productions in history.

The original production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera is due to embark on a major new UK and Ireland tour.

Phantom of the opera tour