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Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert

2001 · 132 min

A stark, emotionally charged concert staging that immerses you in Sondheim's haunting score and the characters' simmering vengeance.

Overview: In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, obsession, class, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
obsession
class
corruption
love
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: musical
single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild