London Coliseum Reviews Summary

Theatre Experience

Pros:

• "The Coliseum has beautiful historical features and good sound and pleasant seats."
• "The actual venue as a whole is absolutely stunning."
• "Such a beautiful theatre venue. The architecture is stunning and the art beautiful."
• "This truly is an amazing theatre venue. Beautiful from the outside and inside!"
• "The theatre has beautiful architecture & historical features."
• "London Coliseum is home to English National Opera (ENO). It's a spectacular home for an outstanding organization."
• "Iconic west end theatre, absolutely stunning and opulent."

Cons:

• "The air conditioning/ventilation in the theatre was poor."
• "It was extremely hot and sticky inside the theatre though."
• "The theatre itself is a bit too cold inside and the toilets closed too early."
• "The Coliseum does nonetheless feel dated."
• "The leg room in the top section is worse than Easy Jet!"
• "Seats are not designed for long sitting."
• "Seats are painfully small and push your back forward."

Performance Quality

Pros:

• "The orchestra was sublime and the dancing spectacular."
• "The entire cast, from the lead performers to the ensemble, delivered outstanding performances."
• "The stage production was incredible, the lighting, sound, visual effect all incredible."
• "The music was nothing short of fantastic."
• "The talented cast showcased their vocal prowess."
• "The performance was outstanding."
• "The iconic songs of Queen were flawlessly performed."

Cons:

• "The Musical had nothing to do with Freddie Mercury, despite the fact that they used his picture on the poster."
• "It was just a shame how mangled and massacred the music of Queen was subjected to."
• "Ben Elton really spoiled the show. Didn’t remember it being so weirdly misogynistic."
• "The ballet was not top notch as some nutcracker productions we had seen in London."
• "We Will Rock You: walked out at intermission along with many others. Worse than a high school production."
• "Worst ever ballet I have seen. Bad choreography, bad acoustics."
• "The whole story is a disaster, it has nothing to do with Queen."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Perfect from getting into the theatre with helpful friendly staff and an absolutely brilliantly amazing We will rock you performance."
• "The staff were incandescently helpful when we couldn't get the ticket app to work."
• "The staff is very friendly, assisting all the way throughout your stay."
• "Staff were lovely."
• "Staff were friendly and the service was great."
• "The staff very kind and professional."
• "Very helpful staff prepared to assist with information and accessibility support."