Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme, Beauty and the Beast

 

Last Christmas, my sister kindly gifted me a ticket to see the Beauty and the Beast musical, performed at Her Majesty's Theatre in July. She made me the cute postcard above and my mum also gifted me some adorable decorations of Cogsworth, Lumiere and Chip.

My sister, mum and I first had lunch at Brunetti in the city, a quick panini and cake before the show started at 1.00pm. 

This flakey dessert is one of my favourites at Brunetti. It's filled with zabaglione chantilly cream and topped with an amarena cherry.

Naturally we dressed up for the theatre! I wore a velvet dress and my vintage fur coat, whilst y mum wore a denim tiered skirt with a gorgeous Afghan coat.

The show was absolutely amazing, by far the best musical performance we have ever seen! The costumes were wonderful, the stage design enchanting, the singing and orchestra gave me goosebumps! The storyline was very true to the Disney film. It really was spectacular. If you love the movie, you'd love this musical too.


Thank you to my sister for organising this wonderful day out. I had the best time.

Comments

  1. Polyester Princess17 September, 2024

    What a wonderful gift from your sister! I'm not much of a musical fan but I love the magic of a theatre, particularly one as sumptuous as Her Majesty's Theatre. Your velvet dress couldn't have been better suited and I'm loving your Mum's tiered denim maxi skirt. xxx

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  2. Sheila26 September, 2024

    Oh, how fun is that!! I would totally go. You and your mum look lovely, Jess!

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