Credit:Daniel Boudįor Piterman, this is his second time playing the Phantom – his first run was cut short by COVID six months in to a two year contract – and his core interpretation has remained consistent. Josh Piterman as The Phantom and Amy Manford as Christine in Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Phantom Of The Opera, presented by Opera Australia. She’s interested in seeing who this person is and what life he’s built underneath the Opera House. It’s not her blindly following the Phantom into the lair – she makes the choice to follow him. “I think what’s really cool about this production is Christine makes all of her own choices. “It’s just been really interesting to rediscover Christine in this way. For her, each version of Christine has been slightly different, has been building up strength. Manford has played Christine in three different productions – in London, in Greece, and now in her home country of Australia. But if the story were black and white, if the Phantom came across as a clear-cut villain, the show wouldn’t have lasted this long.
On paper, he is despicable – a blackmailing murderer who is obsessed with a young, vulnerable singer. For a character like the Phantom, this is essential. “What I believe brings people back and back and back to see this show so much, and for so many years, is because every interpretation is different,” says Piterman.
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