The Phantom Part II

Love Never Dies.... on my Birthday

Nope not being corny just thought it seemed sweet and nice and all together out of character!

My dearest Milana surprised my on my birthday. The ruse was simple, have me believe that we will simply be going to Sherlock Holmes at the cinema.... when in fact I was being treated to a night on the town with dinner and a show.

Love Never Dies is essentially, The Phantom of the Opera Part 2, Andrew Lloyd Webber's desperate attempt to stay relevant. Well he does a good job. No its not The Phantom of the Opera, the hits aren't there, the storyline isn't as layered and coloured with different shades emotion. But it was spectacular.








Peoples opinion is a funny thing. If expectations are not meet then the dissonance caused can make people quite cruel. When it comes to the arts this is often extremely pronounced for people are incredibly emotional about these things when expectations have not been factored in. I entered the theatre, trying to negate my expectations (much easier to achieve when you don't know you are going :-)) and I really enjoyed it.


Our seats were terrific. We were so close and so off centre it almost felt we were watching from the backstage area. We were privy to emotions, movements and details that have often escaped notice on previous visits to the theatre.

It was a brilliant birthday, my first away from Melbourne and really very memorable.