Sweeney Todd
Sun, 04. July 2027, 18:00
Sondheim’s hit musical is staged by Barrie Kosky as a ‘children’s theatre nightmare collage’, blending revulsion and comedy with a fascination for horror. He mercilessly digs into the question of what humans are capable of when they follow the logic of revenge to the bitter end.
The barber Benjamin Barker is unjustly sentenced to a long prison term by Judge Turpin, who has his eye on Barker’s wife. Years later, Barker returns with only one thing on his mind: revenge. His wife has supposedly killed herself, according to the burnt-out but business-savvy baker of meat pies, Mrs Lovett. And so Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, launches not only a grisly campaign of revenge but also, with his accomplice Mrs Lovett, a thriving joint venture in the meat-pie business.
Werkinfo:
Stephen SondheimThe Demon Barber of Fleet Street A musical thriller [1979]Music and lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by HUGH WHEELERBased on the play of the same name by CHRISTOPHER BONDDirector of original Broadway production HAROLD PRINCEOrchestration by JONATHAN TUNICKOriginally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Robert Fryer, Mary Lea Johnson, and Martin Richards in association with Dean and Judy Manos
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13 - 96 €