Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street - Adelphi Theatre
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2013-05-25
Sweeney Todd: the musical commonly acknowledged to be Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, in a cast led by distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton.
Set in nineteenth century London and laced with Sondheim&#...
Sweeney Todd: the musical commonly acknowledged to be Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, in a cast led by distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton.
Set in nineteenth century London and laced with Sondheim's characteristically brilliant wit and dark humour, the musical depicts Sweeney Todd's savage quest for justice and retribution after years of false imprisonment. Aided and abetted by the pie-shop owner, Mrs Lovett, he sets out to avenge the wrongs done to him and his family. Combining a gory sensibility with elements of English music hall, the production offers a fascinating portrait of a man driven to madness by injustice and grief.
Show Details
| Running dates | from Mar 10 2012 to Sep 22 2012 |
| Theatre | Adelphi Theatre |
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| My Rating | Review This Show |
| Quentin Letts (Daily Mail) | Full Review | |
| West End Whingers | Full Review | |
| Dominic Maxwell (The Times) | Full Review | |
| Charles Spencer (The Telegraph) | Full Review | |
| Michael Billington (The Guardian) | Full Review | |
| Sarah Hemming (Financial Times) | Full Review | |
| Michael Coveney (What's on Stage, Independent) | Full Review | |
| Henry Hitchings (Evening Standard) | Full Review | |
| Sam Marlowe (The Times, Time Out) | Full Review |
| imelda was very very good! and the script was funny. act 1 would have benefited by shortening it by 15 minutes or so.... | ||
| Lia Buddle | An amazing production, let down only by some elements of the design (for example, you can't see the ensemble behind the cage-like structure at the top of the set during the masquerade ball, and apparently if you're at the back of the stalls you miss some stuff when actors are up high). Imelda Staunton is the best Mrs Lovett I have ever seen, or could imagine. | |
| Moloch | ||
| rageoffstage | Read our review here: Marvellously Barber-ous Ball |
Overview, Cast and Creatives
| Genre | Musical | |
| Synopsis | ||
| Sweeney Todd: the musical commonly acknowledged to be Stephen Sondheim's masterpiece, in a cast led by distinguished musical performer Michael Ball and Oscar-nominated actress Imelda Staunton. Set in nineteenth century London and laced with Sondheim's characteristically brilliant wit and dark humour, the musical depicts Sweeney Todd's savage quest for justice and retribution after years of false imprisonment. Aided and abetted by the pie-shop owner, Mrs Lovett, he sets out to avenge the wrongs done to him and his family. Combining a gory sensibility with elements of English music hall, the production offers a fascinating portrait of a man driven to madness by injustice and grief. |
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| Director | Jonathan Kent | |
| Featured Actors/Actresses | Michael Ball | |
| Imelda Staunton | ||
| Book | Hugh Wheeler | |
| Music | Stephen Sondheim | |
| Lyrics | Stephen Sondheim | |