Sweeney Todd

ABOUT THE EVENT

Sweeney Todd is out for revenge. And rightly so—a vicious judge took his wife, child, and freedom years ago. Now, Sweeney is back, resuming his business as a barber and hairdresser. But where have some of his customers gone? And why has the meat pie shop run by Sweeney’s neighbour Mrs. Lovett suddenly begun to thrive?

A black comedy or thriller is set in the poorest part of London, where nothing is free and everyone takes justice into their own hands. Since its premiere in 1979, legendary Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim has literally taken the world by storm with his musical, having it performed in most chamber theatres as well as famous opera houses. In the Czech Republic, our staging makes the production be staged on a major stage for the first time.

CAST AND CREATIVE

Sweeney Todd: Tomáš Novotný, Lukáš Vlček

Paní Lovettová: Michaela Horká

Anthony: Tadeáš Hoza, Radek Melša, Adam Živnůstka

Johanna: Patricia Burda Janečková, Alžbeta Bartošová

Soudce Turpin: Gustáv Beláček, Pavel Klečka

and others

Based on the original by Christopher Bond

Original stage direction on Broadway Harold Prince

Instrumentation : Johathan Tunick

Czech translation: Hana Nováková

Stage director: Juraj Čiernik

Musical preparation: Marek Prášil