Pendle ‘Phantom of Opera’ cast announced

Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera” is one of the world’s most successful musicals still running professionally around the country, featuring the well-known songs “Phantom of the Opera”, “Masquerade”, “Music of the Night” and many more.

Press officer Jackie Edington said: “The story tells of the mysterious masked figure who terrorises anybody who interferes with his obsession of nurturing Christine Daae, a young chorus dancer who he has devoted his attention to make her the star of the opera.

“The youth theatre are excited to be one of the first amateur theatre groups to stage such a prestigious show and have been working extremely hard this year and already have created a sense of the macabre.

“The cast are under the expert instruction of an award-winning team – Howard Raw, director; Lisa Manley, musical director; and Helen Cheung, choreographer.”

This show is one not to be missed and it is advised that tickets are booked early to avoid disappointment.

The characters are here, with cast membres in brackets: The Phantom of the Opera (Ronan Pilkington), Christine Daae (Jade Brett), Raoul Vicomte de Chagny (Lewis Bolton), Carlotta Guidicelli (Jess Balderstone), Madame Giry (Laura Schofield), Meg Giry (Sophie Counsel), Richard Firmin (Marcus Geldard), Gilles Andre (George Bury), UbaldoPiangi (Ben Fontaine), Buquet (Neil Salway), Reyer (Leighton Hunt), Lefevre (Ryan Sparks), and Auctioneer (Morgan Hughes).

Booking details are as follows: Discover Pendle, Boundary Mill Stores, Vivary Way, Colne (856186), open daily 10am to 8pm and Sundays 11am to 5pm.

Alternatively, there is online at www.phtheatre.co.uk and follow the online booking instructions.

The ticket prices are: Tuesday and Wednesday, adult £12, children £10. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, all tickets £14.