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The Phantom of the Opera, Playhouse, Edinburgh

Phantom celebrates its 25th year with an update of the Andrew Lloyd Webber staple.

What could they do differently? And does new ever mean better?

There are two major improvements. The input of Matthew Bourne to Scott Ambler's choreography adds another artistic dimension; there are some beautiful Degas-esque tableaux with the ballet chorus. The highly sexed tango of The Point of No Return is another vampish development, one to keep the Twilight generation tense with anticipation.

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