Skeleton suits for Phantom of the Opera, garish wigs for Beetlejuice, a Don’t Tell Mama dress for Cabaret … our critic meets the crowds going wild for costumes – and attends Cats in kitty costume
It’s an hour before curtain-up and the queue outside the theatre is full of green wigs and blue faces, all amid a sea of black and white stripes. It is Halloween night and these theatregoers of all ages, snaking around a corner of the West End, are in themed dress for the musical Beetlejuice, adapted from the 80s film.
In other theatres’ queues you might spot a king from Hamilton, the queens of Six and the wizards of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, all bestowing new meaning to the idea of dressing up for the theatre.
Continue reading...