West End girl: watching musicals in London

We are delighted to have received this article from one of our long-stay students:

Have you ever seen musicals in London? My name is Jung Eun Park and I’m from South Korea. My hobby is watching musicals. I used to watch musicals once or twice a month in Korea because while I watch them I can feel the passion of the actors and it makes me feel more energetic. That’s why when I was in Korea I decided to see some musicals as soon as possible in London because there are a lot of them that have played there for a long time.

I have wanted to visit London very often since I arrived in Paignton but I’ve only been there twice, the reason is that it takes a while to travel from Paignton to London.

When I went to London I watched ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ and ‘The Lion King’. Now I’m going to tell you about these musicals.

It is a totally different style of music between The Phantom of the Opera and The Lion King. On the one hand, The Phantom of the Opera takes place in an opera theatre in Paris and it’s about a man who has a frightening face who loves a woman who is a young and beautiful singer. On the other hand The Lion King is set in glorious Africa and it’s the story of a little lion who loses his father and then overcomes great fear and adversity to be king.

In my opinion The Phantom of the Opera is emotional and enchanting, alternatively The Lion King is energetic and colourful. I suggest if you are a person who is vibrant, you had better choose The Lion King, on the other hand if you are a person who cries a lot the Phantom of the Opera will be good for you.

Before I go back to Korea I’d like to see more musicals as long as I have plenty of time because they will make precious memories and I won’t be having these experiences again.