Sweeney Todd: Theatre du Chatelet

[SW:TDBOFS/ITW Fan]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 2:34am

As you can probably tell by my name, I'm a big sweeney todd fan. I've seen the movie, listened to the obc, watched the 1982 tour, the 2001 and 2014 concerts (the latter of which took FOREVER for me to be able to find). It seems I've seen every official video production of this show... except for one. According to CastAlbums.org, theres one video production I haven't seen: a Paris production in the theatre du chatelet. Wikipedia has no mention of this video (tho it does mention that the production itself exists, just not the video). Does anyone have any way for me to view this? If not, I also would not mind learning some details about the production in question. Thanks!

[msmp]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 3:26am

It's not the full show, but Caroline O'Connor has posted clips from it on her YouTube page. Here's "A Little Priest" and you should be able to click through to the others from there. FWIW, I've never seen a full video for this production either and would love to see it someday if it turns up. Caroline does a great Mrs. Lovett.

(Given that it's a performer's official page, linked from her website, I'm assuming it's kosher to share the clip link. If not, I'll happily edit the post!)

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 3:58am

There is a full video of this production that has been circulating online a fair bit...it seems to be an archival video shot on a single camera during a dress rehearsak. 

[Owen22]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 10:09am

I'm pretty sure Sondheim himself said Caroline O'Connor was the best sung Mrs. Lovett he 9at the time)  had ever heard.

But Caroline O'Connor always makes things better.

[SW:TDBOFS/ITW Fan]

Posted: 9/5/18 at 12:46am

Thanks for that clip! And also, if you have any info on that video recording, my email is [e-mail] (I have some info on the 2014 production with Bryn Terfel and Emma Thompson, if that helps)