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Sweeney Todd

Closed August 26, 2018

The urgency and immediacy of its storytelling make it a terrific introduction to a glittering musical by a composer at the peak of his powers, and also an invigorating new spin for audiences who know and love this brilliantly conceived Victorian nightmar

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Why See Sweeney Todd?

Sondheim's Meaty Musical reinvented

A grisly, blood-curdling classic, Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece Sweeney Tood: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street arrives Off-Broadway in 2017 in an devious new production straight from London's West End. Created by the Tooting Arts Club, this Sweeney Todd originally premiered in London's oldest pie shop, Harrington's, where the 32 person audience were treated to pies (we're hoping they weren't too authentic) during the show and an incredibly intimate performance from the Demon Barber and Co. The reviews were ecstatic, with the Stage calling it "the most unique of any production I've ever seen," and Mr Sondheim himself stopped by on the last night.

For this Off-Broadway transfer, the cosy Barrow Street Theatre has been reconfigured to capture the close atmosphere of Harrington's, and pies will once again be served up for those brave enough to sample Mrs Lovett's culinary skills. Bill Buckhurst, who oversaw the London staging, will direct.

A History Of The Demon Barber

Based on a play by Christopher Bond, and adapted for the stage by Hugh Wheeler, Sweeney Todd debuted on Broadway in 1979. One of Sondheim's greatest and most ambitious scores, with a measly twenty percent actual spoken-word, the show won eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and has since gone down as a musical theatre and cultural touchstone. It was later adapted for the big screen by Tim Burton, with Johnny Depp in the lead role.

What is sweeney todd About?

The year is 1846, and a man by the name of Sweeney Todd steps off a boat at London's docks. He has returned to right the wrongs done unto him and his family by a corrupt judge, who twenty years ago, sentenced Sweeney to transportation out of the country so that he could take his wife for himself. Sweeney's first port of call is his old dwellings, where his former landlady, pie-maker Mrs Lovett, tells him that his wife killed herself to escape the judge's clutches, yet their daughter remains in the judge's 'care'.

His dark heart set on vengeance, Sweeney Todd enlists the help of Mrs Lovett in his terrible plan. Sweeney will reopen his old barbershop, and use his razor to slit the throats of every man who helped the judge carry out his wicked deed. Meanwhile Mrs Lovett will dispose of the bodies by baking them into her pies. It's a horrifying plan that might just be crazy enough to succeed, but as the bodies begin piling up in the cellar of the pie-shop, Todd's insatiable bloodlust threatens to both drive him insane, and blow the pair's grisly operation.

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Dates

Previews from: 14 February 2017

Opening night: 1 March 2017

Run time

2 hours and 45 minutes including one 20-minute intermission

MASKS

You may be required to wear a mask during this performance. Please contact the venue directly for more information.

Cast and Creative

Cast

Thom Sesma as Sweeney Todd 
Sally Ann Triplett as Mrs. Lovett
Michael James Leslie as Judge Turpin
Zachary Noah Piser as Tobias
Joseph Taylor as Tobias (from July 31)
Stacie Bono as Pirelli & Beggar Woman
Betsy Morgan as Pirelli & Beggar Woman (from July 31)
Billy Harrigan Tighe as Anthony 
DeLaney Westfall as Johanna
John Rapson as The Beadle
Matt Leisy
Liz Pearce
Monet Sabel
Danny Rothman


Creative

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Directed by Bill Buckhurst

Awards

2017 Drama desk Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - Jeremy Secomb
Outstanding Director of a Musical - Bill Buckhurst
Outstanding Orchestrations - Benjamin Cox
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical - Simon Kenny
Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical - Amy Mae
Outstanding Sound Design in a Play - Matt Stine

What you thought

2 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)

5.0 star rating

Howard Ignal: “Sweeney Todd. - Too Good at Least”

A few nights ago my wife and I had the absolute pleasure of seeing the... more

SuperNova: “Run to this Barber Shop Pronto!”

Brilliant immersive and thrilling experience from start to finish. Chew... more

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