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Winter Season

Three Phantoms

Earl Carpenter as The Phantom

Three Phantoms

Festival Theatre

10 - 11 Feb 2012

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Overview

Three Phantoms present an evening celebrating not only Andrew Lloyd Webber’s eponymous musical, The Phantom of the Opera, but also beloved musicals such as Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, We Will Rock You and Mamma Mia!

Featuring three leading performers who have all played the masked role, they will be accompanied on stage by the Concert Philharmonic Orchestra comprising of 21 top West End musicians, and a troupe of West End dancers choreographed by Adam Cooper (Festival 2011’s Singin’ in the Rain).

This event promises intrigue, humour, knock-out music and heart-stirring performances in a programme that will move and delight you.

Disclaimer: Three Phantoms is in no way connected with and/or approved/endorsed by Really Useful Group or Lord Lloyd-Webber.

Winter Season

Wave 105

Reviews

'Spine-tingling'
The Southern Daily Echo

Cast & Crew

MATTHEW CAMMELLE
Phantom

Matthew has recently been playing Harry Bright (the Colin Firth role) in the international tour of Mamma Mia. Prior to this he was The Beast in the UK tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and before that he was standby for the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, playing the role on many occasions. He has also played the role of Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera both in the West End and on the national tour.

Additional theatre work includes creating the leading role of Arnaud du Thil in the national tour of Martin Guerre, Young Buddy in the Royal Festival Hall production of Stephen Sondheim’s Follies, Marius and Enjolras in Les Misérables at The Palace Theatre, London. At the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke, Matthew appeared as Alex Dillingham in Aspects of Love and George Deever in All My Sons, which transferred to the Liverpool Playhouse.

Other theatre credits include national tours of The Rocky Horror Show and Something Wonderful, a tribute to the work of Rodgers and Hammerstein. Matthew’s extensive concert work includes Summer Showstoppers at Powderham Castle, Enjolras in the Scandinavian tour of Les Misérables, soloist in White Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall, Feuilly in the Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert at the Royal Albert Hall, West End – The Concert for West End International in Norway and Denmark, West End Showstoppers at Petworth Park, Surrey and Marius in Les Misérables at Hylands Park, Chelmsford.

EARL CARPENTER
Phantom

Since training at Jellicoe Theatre (part of Bournemouth and Poole College) Earl has played Peron in Evita (European tour); Commander Khashoggi in We Will Rock You (UK tour); Javert in Les Misérables (25th Anniversary tour and Queens Theatre, London); Don Alejandro in Zorro (original UK tour cast); the Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera (Her Majesty’s Theatre); Ayckbourn’s Between the Lines (Palace Theatre); Daryl van Horne in Witches of Eastwick (Original London Cast and Prince of Wales); Joe Gillis in Sunset Boulevard (Original UK tour cast); Danilo in The Merry Widow (UK tour); Archibald Craven in The Secret Garden (Scottish première); Beast & Gaston in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (original London cast and UK tour cast); King Richard in Robin, Prince of Sherwood (UK tour) and his first professional engagement as Simeon in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (Thorndike Theatre). Earl can also be seen in the short film by Cannes Film Festival nominated Best Young Viral Director Marco Puig entitled, Yes: The diaries of Jojo the dog faced boy.

Earl is Conceptual Founder of the online media giant, Reelkandi.tv, now watched by some 50 million people a month worldwide and Creative Director for Ginger Boy Productions: currently responsible for the new concert phenomenon, Three Phantoms.

On the concert platform Earl has been involved with numerous projects both as a producer and performer. The most significant has been with Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s Les Misérables, from performing at the Euro ’96 Final at Wembley, Hylands Park, Windsor Castle, to playing the Bishop of Digne at London’s O2 Arena in 2010, celebrating the shows 25th anniversary. He has also co-produced five Les Misérables in Concert events with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. He is a regular guest on Friday Night is Music Night for BBC Radio 2 and was involved in the 50 Musical Years concert, celebrating the Royal Shakespeare Company’s 50th anniversary at the newly opened, Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Most recently Earl had the honour of opening the 25th Anniversary Concert of The Phantom of the Opera, playing the Auctioneer at the Royal Albert Hall.

Sir Cameron Mackintosh has recently announced the new 25th Anniversary national tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s, The Phantom of the Opera, in which Earl is set to reprise his role of the Phantom. The tour commences March 2012 with Three Phantoms colleague; John Owen-Jones in the iconic role, before handing the baton to Earl in October 2012. Earl has also been asked to return to role of the Phantom at Her Majesty’s Theatre for a limited run commencing this December.

For more information please visit www.earlcarpenter.com or follow him on twitter.com/EarlCarpenter.

ROHAN TICKELL
Phantom

Rohan trained at Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne Australia.

His numerous European credits include the opera tenor Ubaldo Piangi in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre, London, Beadle Bamford in Sweeney Todd (West End International/Gothenburg Opera); Sheldrake in the orchestral concert version of Sunset Boulevard with Petula Clark and Michael Ball (Dublin); Bill Austin in Mamma Mia! at Prince Edward Theatre in London as well as Boone in Whistle Down the Wind at the Aldwych Theatre, London and Gus/Growltiger/Bustopher Jones in Cats (Hamburg, Germany and Australia/New Zealand tours)…to name but a few.

In Australia Rohan has understudied and played the Phantom, Raoul, Andre and Piangi in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Phantom of the Opera; Enjolras, Valjean and even Javert in Les Misérables; Brad, Rocky, Eddie and Doctor Scott in The Rocky Horror Show; The Ball Player; Insignificance; Young Freevil; The Dutch Courtesan; Dr Chebutykin; Three Sisters; Von Eberkopf; Peer Gynt and Orlando in As You Like It.

He is currently appearing as the villainous Hertz Kleinman in the new hit Rock Musical, Rock Of Ages at London's Shaftesbury Theatre.

REBECCA CAINE
Christine

Rebecca Caine was born in Toronto and studied at the Guildhall School of Music, London.

Uniquely, her career has been divided between Opera and Musical Theatre, making her West End debut at 19 in the role of Laurey in Oklahoma! She then played Eliza in My Fair Lady on the national tour. While making her debut at Glyndebourne as Amor in L’incoronazione di Poppea, she was asked to join the Royal Shakespeare Company where she created the role of Cosette in Les Misérables. After a successful West End run she joined the original cast of The Phantom of the Opera to play Christine opposite Michael Crawford. She then returned to Toronto to repeat the role in the Canadian premiere of Phantom. During her run in Toronto she joined the Canadian Opera Company to make her highly praised North American debut in the title role of Lulu. Other work with the Canadian Opera Company includes Vixen, Pamina, Despina and Micaëla.

Elsewhere, roles include Pamina (Glimmerglass); Pamina, Musetta and Susanna (English National Opera); Ophelia Hamlet, Aminta Il re pastore, Seven Deadly Sins (Opera North), Balkis L’incontro improvviso (Nice); Vixen (Spoleto); Violetta (Opera Northern Ireland), Clomiri Imeneo (Handel Opera Society) Mary Turner of Thee I Sing, Leila the Pearlfishers (Atlanta Opera) Marguerite Faust (Opera Festival of New Jersey), Musetta (De Vlaamse Opera) Hanna the Merry Widow (Opera Holland Park), Mrs Coyle Owen Wingrave (Chicago Opera Theater) Susanna (Scottish Opera), Despina (De Vlaamse Opera, Scottish Opera) Julietta (National Theatre of Prague), Adina (New Zealand Opera).

World premieres include Toronto Symphony Jezebel, Oratorio by Robertson Davies and Derek Holman (Opera North Playing Away, L.A), Lola by Howard Brenton and Benedict Mason (X Opera Company), The Golden Ass, Fotis by Robertson Davies and Randolph Peters, Psappha, Mr Emmett Takes a Walk, 6 female roles by David Pountney and Peter Maxwell Davies. Mathilde (Edinburgh Festival) and Forestier by Conor Mitchell.

Broadcasts for Radio 3 include Candide, One Touch of Venus, Trouble in Tahiti, The Telephone, Friday Night is Music Night and concerts of Bernstein, Porter and Kern.

Her extensive cabaret career has included Jermyn Street, Lauderdale House, Sydmonton (Newbury Spring Festival) and Exeter Festival. She recently made her US cabaret debut at the Halsted Centre in Chicago. Her recordings are Les Misérables (original British cast), The Phantom of the Opera (Canadian album), Anything Goes, Future Sound of London, (Everyone is Doing Something Without Me) Babes in Toyland and Mr Emmett Takes A Walk.

For more information visit www.rebeccacaine.com.

THE COMPANY

ANNA CARMICHAEL

Anna graduated from the Guildford School of Acting in 2000 with a BA (Hons) in Theatre Studies and Musical Theatre.

West End credits include Rat Pack: Live From Las Vegas, Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat and Jailhouse Rock: The Musical. She also worked for Chichester Festival Theatre in Cabaret and Funny Girl, and was lucky enough to be chosen as an original cast member for the USA tour of Rat Pack.

Other credits include Pirates Of Penzance (Kilworth House Theatre), The Next Big Thing (New Players Theatre), Joseph and His Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (UK tour), Babes In Arms (New Theatre Cardiff for BBC), Princess Jasmine in Aladdin (His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen) and Sammy Cahn Revue (QE2 Cruises).

Anna coaches drama and singing for the Guildford Theatre School, and teaches adult tap classes for Red Starz, Putney.

KATE COBB

Kate trained at the Betty Wivell Academy and Laine Theatre Arts, graduating with a Musical Theatre diploma. She has also recently completed a degree in Choreography and Musical Theatre at Middlesex University.

Theatre credits include Chicago (Cambridge Theatre), Mama Morton in Santa Claus and the Return of Jack Frost (Mayflower Theatre, Southampton), Singin’ in the Rain (UK tour), Wizard of Oz (Theatre Royal Brighton) Wizard of Oz (Mayflower Theatre, Southampton); 42nd Street (UK tour), Cinderella (Potters Bar); the first UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; Crazy for You (Lincoln Theatre Royal and UK tour) and Peter Pan (Kuala Lumpur).

LAURA SCOTT

Laura trained at the London Studio Centre where she received Tom Merrifield scholarship.

Theatre credits include Diana and understudy Nicky in Sweet Charity (West End), Rita in White Christmas (Theatre Royal, Plymouth and The Lowry, Manchester), Kate and understudy Gertie in Oklahoma! (Chichester Festival Theatre), Nicola in Jet Set Go! (Jermyn Street Theatre), Snow White in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (The Grove Theatre, Dunstable), Bubbles in Funny Girl (Chichester Festival Theatre), Ensemble in Gigi (Open Air Theatre Regent's Park), Ensemble and understudy Susan and Roberta in Desperately Seeking Susan (West End), Lottie in Pirates of Penzance (Kilworth House), Annie/Doll and understudy lead role in Mary Poppins (West End), Lois in A Chorus Line and Jeannie in Brigadoon (Theatre Under The Stars, Houston) and Ruby in Dames at Sea (Unity Theatre, Houston).