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west end

NOTE I haven't watched everything so I can't give a description. Anything marked with a ❁ is a favorite!

WEST END - 1988 - VOB

Cast: Dave Willetts (The Phantom of the Opera), Jan Hartley-Morris (alt Christine Daaé), Michael Cormick (Raoul)

Notes: Huge generation loss and tons of washout and color bleeding.

WEST END - 2000 - VOB

Cast: Scott Davies (The Phantom of the Opera), Charlotte Page (Christine Daaé), Matthew Cammelle (Raoul), Wendy Ferguson (Carlotta Giudicelli)

Notes: Lots of close ups, can be blurry sometimes, but that comes with the age of the video.

❁ WEST END - OCTOBER 15, 2004 - VOB

Cast: John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera), Rachel Barrell (Christine Daaé), Oliver Thornton (Raoul), Sally Harrison (Carlotta Giudicelli), Anthony Cable (u/s Monsieur Firmin), Sam Hiller (Monsieur André), Emma Edwards (u/s Madame Giry), Rohan Tickell (Ubaldo Piangi), Claire Tilling (Meg Giry)

Notes: Filmed early in Rachel's run. Lighting in the way and a few heads, but generally a great video.

❁ WEST END - FEBRUARY 26, 2005 - VOB

Cast: John Owen-Jones (The Phantom of the Opera), Rachel Barrell (Christine Daaé), Oliver Thornton (Raoul)

Notes: John Owen Jones last show before his return in 2010. Filmed from the stalls, a lot of close ups, especially of Rachel Barrell

❁ WEST END - JANUARY 2006 - VOB

Cast: Earl Carpenter (The Phantom of the Opera), Rachel Barrell (Christine Daaé), David Shannon (Raoul), Wendy Ferguson (Carlotta Giudicelli), David Lawrence (u/s Monsieur Firmin), Sam Hiller (Monsieur André), Emily Harvey (u/s Madame Giry), Rohan Tickell (Ubaldo Piangi), Heidi Ann O'Brien (Meg Giry)

Notes: Bar blocking the stage at times, very few parts where stage isn't filmed well but generally a great video (and amazing cast)

WEST END - FEBRUARY 4, 2006 - VOB

Cast: Earl Carpenter (The Phantom of the Opera), Rachel Barrell (Christine Daaé), David Shannon (Raoul)

Notes: Highlights. Includes a flub where Earl doesn't get his Mandarin Coat in time for "I Remember"

WEST END - FEBRUARY 25, 2006 - VOB

Cast: Matthew Cammelle (s/b The Phantom of the Opera), Rachel Barrell (Christine Daaé), David Shannon (Raoul), Wendy Ferguson (Carlotta Giudicelli), James Barron (Monsieur Firmin), Sam Hiller (Monsieur André), Annette Yeo (Madame Giry), Rohan Tickell (Ubaldo Piangi), Heidi Ann O'Brien (u/s Meg Giry)

WEST END - FEBRUARY 26, 2006 - VOB

WEST END - JUNE 17, 2006 (MATINEE) - VOB

Notes: Highlights

WEST END - JUNE 17, 2006 (EVENING) - VOB

Cast: Matthew Cammelle (s/b The Phantom of the Opera), Rachel Barrell (Christine Daaé), David Shannon (Raoul), Sam Hiller (Monsieur André)

WEST END - SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 - VOB

Cast: Ramin Karimloo (The Phantom of the Opera), Gina Beck (Christine Daaé), Simon Bailey (Raoul), Kate Radmilovic (Carlotta Giudicelli), Barry James (Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur André), Heather Jackson (Madame Giry), Rohan Tickell (Ubaldo Piangi), Tori Johns (Meg Giry)

Notes: First for Gina Beck, Simon Bailey, Kate Radmilovic, and Tori Johns

❁ WEST END - AUGUST 18, 2010 - VOB

Cast: David Shannon (The Phantom of the Opera), Gina Beck (Christine Daaé), Simon Bailey (Raoul) , Rebecca Lock (Carlotta Giudicelli), Barry James (Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur André), Nicky Adams (Madame Giry), Rohan Tickell (Ubaldo Piangi) Emma Harris (Meg Giry)

Notes: EXTREMELY LIMITED TRADE. 4:1 VIDEO RATIO.

WEST END - AUGUST 24, 2010 - VOB

Cast: David Shannon (The Phantom of the Opera), Gina Beck (Christine Daaé), Will Barratt (u/s Raoul), Rebecca Lock (Carlotta Giudicelli), Barry James (Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur André), Nicky Adams (Madame Giry), Rohan Tickell (Ubaldo Piangi), Emma Harris (Meg Giry)

Notes: LIMITED TRADE. 3:1 VIDEO RATIO.

❁ WEST END - SEPTEMBER 2012 - MP4

Cast: Marcus Lovett (The Phantom of the Opera), Anna O’Byrne (alt Christine Daaé), Simon Thomas (Raoul), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Barry James (Monsieur Firmin), Gareth Snook (Monsieur André), Cheryl McAvoy (Madame Giry), Jeremy Secomb (Ubaldo Piangi), Anna Forbes (Meg Giry)

Notes: Highlights

WEST END - AUGUST 2013 - AVI

Cast: Marcus Lovett (The Phantom of the Opera), Sofia Escobar (Christine Daaé), Simon Thomas (Raoul)

❁ WEST END - APRIL 2015 - MP4

Cast: Gerónimo Rauch (The Phantom of the Opera), Harriet Jones (Christine Daaé), Richard Munday (Raoul)

Notes: Trio-oriented highlights

WEST END - DECEMBER 2018 - MP4

Cast: David Thaxton (The Phantom of the Opera), Amy Manford (alt Christine Daaé), Jeremy Taylor (Raoul), Kimberly Blake (Carlotta Giudicelli), Ross Dawes (Monsieur Firmin), Mark Oxtoby (u/s Monsieur André), Rachel Spurrell (u/s Madame Giry), Paul Tabone (Ubaldo Piangi), Georgia Ware (Meg Giry)

Notes: Blackouts and a bar in the way.

WEST END - MARCH 2019 - VOB

Cast: David Thaxton (The Phantom of the Opera), Kelly Mathieson (Christine Daaé), Jeremy Taylor (Raoul), Kimberly Blake (Carlotta Giudicelli), Jacinta Mulcahy (Madame Giry), Matt Bateman (u/s Ubaldo Piangi), Georgia Ware (Meg Giry), Lily Howes (u/s Meg Giry)

Notes: NYCG8R’s master. In act one, Meg is played by Georgia Ware, but she was taken ill during the show so was replaced by Lily before Masquerade

WEST END - APRIL 2019 - MP4

Cast: David Thaxton (The Phantom of the Opera), Amy Manford (alt Christine Daaé), Danny Whitehead (u/s Raoul), Kimberly Blake (Carlotta Giudicelli), Ross Dawes (Monsieur Firmin), Alan Vicary (Monsieur André), Jacinta Mulcahy (Madame Giry), Paul Tabone (Ubaldo Piangi), Georgia Ware (Meg Giry)

Notes: hitmewithyourbethshot's master

WEST END - NOVEMBER 2019 - MTS

Cast: Josh Piterman (The Phantom of the Opera), Kelly Mathieson (Christine Daaé), Alistair So (u/s Raoul), Britt Lenting (Carlotta Giudicelli), Ross Dawes (Monsieur Firmin), Richard Woodford (Monsieur André), Jacinta Mulcahy (Madame Giry), Simon Whitaker (u/s Ubaldo Piangi), Georgia Ware (Meg Giry)

Notes: Bethtrades' master. Lots of head obstruction.