Longest time in the same production (West End performance)
- Who
- Philip Griffiths
- What
- 29:342 year(s):day(s)
- Where
- United Kingdom (London)
- When
- 28 July 2020
The longest time in the same production (West End performance) is 29 years 342 days, achieved by Philip Griffiths (UK), in London, UK. Griffiths joined the cast of The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty's Theatre on 21 August 1990, playing the combined role of Monsieur Reyer and The Auctioneer up until 28 July 2020.
He made his last appearance on 15 March 2020, the day before London's theatres were closed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions. The original production run was officially ended, and the cast dismissed, on 28 July 2020. A revised production, with refreshed staging and new orchestrations re-opened at His Majesty's on 27 July 2021, but Griffiths' role was recast.