Oh how we do wish they were somehow here again... Killian Donnelly and Holly-Anne Hull only had 13 performances as the Phantom and Christine, and sadly they won't get any more as the remainder of the 14-month UK and Ireland tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA has now been cancelled. Here’s the full statement from producers.
It is with great sadness that due to the current state of complete shutdown of the British theatre by the Government because of Covid-19, Cameron Mackintosh and The Really Useful Group must announce that their new UK and Ireland Tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera, which had only played its opening date prior to a 14-month tour, will not re-open.
The great uncertainty around the duration of social distancing requirements and the perilous financial situation in which many regional theatres find themselves have conspired to make re-routing an entire major tour like Phantom impossible for some time as so many existing tours are needing to reschedule.
The production opened at Curve, Leicester at the beginning of March. Subsequent runs in Manchester and Dublin have already been cancelled. Following these dates, the tour was due to play Birmingham, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Cardiff, Plymouth, Southampton and Bradford.
Whilst it is heartbreaking for us as producers as well as for our wonderful cast, orchestra and crew who had all worked so hard to create this truly spectacular but tragically short-lived reinvented staging of the original production, we are determined that the disappearance of the Phantom from the British regional stage will not be forever and that, when theatre is back thrilling audiences again, the “Music of the Night” will soar once more from the orchestra pit.
Ticket holders will be contacted directly by their venue/point of sale in due course and we appreciate their patience in this unprecedented time.
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— ð·ðððð¢-ð°ððð ð·ððð â¼ (@HollyAnneHull) March 7, 2020
What an absolute dream I am living in. pic.twitter.com/JYSBWlxAdK
My heart is absolutely broken.
— ð·ðððð¢-ð°ððð ð·ððð â¼ (@HollyAnneHull) May 27, 2020
Playing Christine is all I have ever dreamed of and I canât believe it even happened to be honest! Iâm so grateful for my 13 shows! â¤ï¸
I have made friends for life and met the most beautiful people and I cannot wait to FINALLY âcome out for a drinkâ pic.twitter.com/nIHoT2hBbm
