Sweeney Todd (Sydney Opera House)
Sondheim's throat-slashing musical gets a razor-sharp production, with a fine double act from Ben Mingay and Antoinette Halloran at its dark heart.
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Sondheim's throat-slashing musical gets a razor-sharp production, with a fine double act from Ben Mingay and Antoinette Halloran at its dark heart.
If your impression of musical theatre is of a choreographed sugar hit, prepare to be shocked by this production of Stephen Sondheim’s cut-throat classic.
Stephen Sondheim’s masterwork Sweeney Todd returns to the Opera house in a a triumphant production that captures its dark heart.
<strong>Drama theatre, Sydney Opera House<br></strong>This dark and theatrical production doesn’t carve out new territory but its commanding cast deliver a crowd pleaser
<strong>Other lives: </strong>Composer of a strikingly idiosyncratic body of work and champion of new music in Britain