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The gruesomely fascinating musical about the 'Demon Barber of Fleet
Street', one of Sondheim's greatest hits. From the writing
partnership behind A Little Night Music. Victim of a gross
injustice that robbed him of his wife and child, Sweeney Todd sets
about exacting a terrible revenge on society: slitting the throats
of the customers who visit his barbershop. But things are getting
complicated - a romance has developed with Mrs Lovett, the lady who
runs the pie shop next door, and the disappearances are starting to
cause concern. With the bodies piling up, Sweeney Todd hits upon a
novel idea, and starts passing on his 'patrons' to his homely
neighbour... Meat pie, anyone? Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's
musical Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway in 1979 and in the West End
in 1980. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Olivier Award
for Best New Musical. It has since had numerous revivals as well as
a film adaptation.
Oozing with sophistication and wit, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh
Wheeler's A Little Night Music (based on Ingmar Bergman's film
Smiles on a Summer Night) is a passionate story of intertwined love
affairs, regret and longing centred on elegant actress Desiree
Armfeldt, and her family and flirtations. When Desiree performs in
the town of her former lover, old passions rekindle and during a
weekend in the country, the entangled romances of four couples are
laid bare. With the magic of music on a summer's night, love's joys
and complications play out in three-quarter time. Filled with
beautiful iconic numbers, including 'Send in the Clowns' and 'A
Weekend in the Country', A Little Night Music is a romantic musical
by one of our greatest living composers. It opened on Broadway at
the Shubert Theatre in February 1973 in a production directed by
Harold Prince, winning Best Musical at the New York Drama Critics'
Circle Awards and the Tony Awards. The musical premiered in the
West End at the Adelphi Theatre in April 1975. It has since enjoyed
professional productions in the West End, by opera companies, in a
2009 Broadway revival, and elsewhere, and it is a popular choice
for regional groups. It was adapted for film in 1977, with Harold
Prince directing.
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