The production of Phantom Limb of the Opera opened this week at the block 4 orthopaedic theatre with at least one janitor attending the premier. The musical explores Christine’s unrequited love for a below knee prosthesis belonging to her estranged boyfriend Erik. The prosthesis (played by a relatively unknown leg) gives a gripping and mysterious performance playing Puccini and Rihanna ‘like an I-pod’ on stage. Christine (Scrub Sister Gladys) delivers poignant arias about love, suction catheters and how performing in theatre all day is not good for her back. Raoul (played by a drip stand) renders his limited dialogue with chilling perfection. The show which was described by one cleaner as “the nihilistic exploration of agonized existentialism” deals with the pain of losing a loved one, losing a limb and eventually, losing a loved one’s limb. The show is expected to ‘run’ for at least 3 days.
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