On February the sixth, 2022, I was lucky enough to go to the London Palladium, and attend ‘Camelot In Concert’. We had bought the tickets as long a go as last summer, and my sister and I had been eagerly waiting ever since. ‘Camelot’ was starring Ramin Karimloo as King Arthur, Lucy St Louis as Guenevere, and Bradley Jaden as Lancelot. Ramin Karimloo is well known for starring in the world renowned ‘Phantom of the Opera’ as the phantom, along side Sierra Boggess, as well as starring on the popular BBC series ‘Holby City’ as Kian Madani. Bradley Jaden is currently appearing in ‘Les Misérables’ as Javert, and has been in the much loved ITV soap opera, ‘Emmerdale’, whilst Lucy St Lois is best known for playing Dianna Ross in ‘Motown the Musical’. It is safe to say that I was very excited!

 

On Sunday the sixth of February, we took the train into London, and arrived about 30 minutes early, so we had a look around oxford street, and went into some of the shops to have a look at the designer clothes. Then, the time came when we got in line and waited to go into the theatre. The queue went down surprisingly quickly, and we got in and found our seats after buying a few refreshments. Our seats were amazing! We had perfect view of the stage and the whole orchestra. The show started at 7:00, and when the orchestra walked on with all of their instruments, and started tuning them, the audience fell silent. Soon, the concert started. 

 

At first, I was unsure what to expect, as I have never seen a production in concert form before. What I noticed was that all of the actors were in beautiful evening gowns and stunning suits, appropriate for a concert, but they were also acting, and filled the stage with movement and life. This, mixed with the amazing live orchestra sat behind them, created an amazing show. First, the narrator, Lucy Drever, started by recounting a witty tale of King Arthur, and his upcoming marriage to Guenevere. Soon, the stage was alive with music as Ramin Karimloo sang the first song: ‘I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight’.

 

The show that ensued was full of jokes and wit, and at times, fear and sadness. Some of the funniest songs were: ‘C’est Moi’, which was sung by Lancelot about him being the greatest knight in the world; ‘How to handle a woman’, in which King Arthur despairs about his unruly wife; and ‘What do the simple folk do’, which was about Arthur and Guenevere trying, and failing to come up with things that ‘simple folk’ do to pass the time. All were met with laughter from the audience. On the other hand, some songs were thoroughly melancholy, such as ‘I loved you once in silence’, which is about the sadness Guenevere feels about not being able to be with Lancelot.

 

The end of the marvellous production was beautiful, and the whole audience had been blown away by the beautiful sound of the Trinity Laban Musical Theatre Ensemble singing ‘Guenevere’, and the bows from the actors were met with raucous applause. It was now time to head home after a beautiful evening.