The film retells the victorian melodramatic tale of sweeney todd, an english barber and serial killer who murders his customers with a straight. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street hugh. He is driven to crime when his wife and child are taken from him by an evil judge. The demon of fleet street sweeney todd x reader fanfiction. Especially when theres a demon barber in that world trying to kill you. The demon barber of fleet street is arguably the darkest musical existing in cinema today and tells the story of an ordinary man who had everything until a man of power stole his freedom, destroyed his family. The demon barber of fleet street immerses audiences in a completely new theatrical experience. With the aid of an ingenious revolving chair and a cutthroat razor, he is said to have robbed and butchered more than 160 victims in his barber shop in fleet street, before taking the remains to nearby bell yard where his accomplice, margery lovett, cooked. The demon barber of fleet street applause libretto library sondheim, stephen on. Book by hugh wheeler introduction by christopher bond mr.
Immediately download the sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. It focuses on plot segmentation, sequence analysis and sound. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street thomas peckett prest. Alms angela lansbury anthony hope bakehouse barber of fleet beadle bamford beggar woman bird seller bottle cage cassette chair chest city on fire costumes designed crowd customers dear demon barber ding dong door dow diddle dow edmund lyndeck eugene lee finch and linnet fleet street franne lee green finch hair hand harold prince holds hurries.
Mar 12, 2008 the notorious career of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, has been endlessly retold. Nellie lovett adds something extra to the meat pies she peddles on fleet street. The film retells the victorian melodramatic tale of sweeney todd, an english barber and serial killer who murders. Sweeney todd george hearn returns to london to uncover the past, along the way meeting mrs. The demon barber of fleet street 1982 tv movie plot. It was filmed at the end of a tenmonth road tour of the show, with george hearn in the title role playing opposite lansbury. A domestic romance is the title of a fictional story first published as a penny dreadful serial from 184647. Jan 31, 1974 sweeney todd is perhaps the most atmospheric musical ever written and to this day remains the masterwork of stephen sondheim and hugh wheeler.
The cost of staging paid off soon after the product arrived to be shown to the audience. Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject english literature, works, grade. Dec 11, 2007 sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street deluxe complete edition i had to buy the soundtrack, i couldnt get the wonderful music from this movie out of my head. This edition offers the original story with all its atmospheric victorian trimmings. The demon barber of fleet street knowing that broadway songwriter stephen sondheim is a habitual gameplayer and parttime crosswordpuzzle composer helps in some way to explain his work, with its infrastructure of puns and darkly comic literary traps. The story of todds murderous partnership with piemaker. It is based on the christopher bond version of the legendary story of an english barber who murdered his customers and, with the help of his neighbor mrs.
Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street first came to prominence in the mid 19th century since when he has appeared in books, plays, a musical and. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street hugh wheeler. Pbs sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Sweeney todd formerly benjamin baker was exiled to australia on a. The demon barber of fleet street synopsis broadway musical simple londoners are burying bag with the corpse, saying about the deceased sweeney todd, as of a demonic barber from fleet street. When stephen sondheim, the celebrated producer of hit broadway musicals, saw a version of the play in london in the mid 1970s, he asked hugh wheeler to collaborate with him. This version is seen by composerlyricist stephen sondheim, who recruits book. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street deluxe complete edition i had to buy the soundtrack, i couldnt get the wonderful music from this movie out of my head. Sweeney todd subtitled the demon barber of fleet street, is a highlyregarded musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and book by hugh wheeler.
Based on a 1970 play by christopher bond, this retelling of the story of the demon barber of fleet street first appeared in 1979 and boasts a the more he. The sweeney todd story is based on the supposed reallife 19thcentury barber serial killer who slit the throats of his adversaries, then his. The demon barber of fleet street music and lyrics by stephen sondheim, book by hugh wheeler first produced on broadway in 1979 dvd version stars angela lansbury as mrs. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street simple.
The demon barber of fleet street summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching sweeney todd. With the aid of an ingenious revolving chair and a cutthroat razor, he is said to have robbed and butchered more than 160 victims in his barber shop in fleet street, before taking the remains to nearby bell yard where his accomplice, margery lovett, cooked their flesh. The new yorker may earn a portion of sales from products and services that are purchased through. The demon barber of fleet street 1982 is a videotaped live performance of the broadway show which won angela lansbury her fourth tony award as best actress in a musical. A sensational story of murder and piemaking, sweeney todd is a classic of british horror writing, widely adapted in print and on stage, most famously by. This production of the classic tale of blood thirsty barber sweeney todd and resourceful pie shop proprietress mrs. The motion picture soundtrack is a soundtrack to the film of the same name, released on december 18, 2007 he cut the shows famous opening number, the ballad of sweeney todd, explaining, why have a chorus singing about attending the tale of sweeney todd when you could just go ahead and attend it. This paper is a film analysis of the film sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street.
Subsequently branded the demon barber of fleet street by the frightened community, todd continues with his murderous exploits with a little assistance from his amorous accomplice, mrs. Also, unlike in the musical, the original sweeney todd and mrs. Todd particularly despises london and everyone in it hes just arrived back after 15 years in prison, and hes thirsty to avenge those who away took his life specifically, his wife and baby daughter. Sweeney todd is perhaps the most atmospheric musical ever written and to this day remains the masterwork of stephen sondheim and hugh wheeler. Unjustly imprisoned, todd eventually escapes and vows to bring justice not only to the judge who destroyed his life, but to all the people of london. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street is a musical with a book by hugh wheeler and music and lyrics by stephen sondheim. The notorious career of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street, has been endlessly retold. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street by robert.
A naked sweeney todd stands revealed as a musical of naked rage, chewing up everyone in its path as it spits out blood and tears. The demon barber of fleet street attend the tale of sweeney todd, a barber unjustly imprisoned by corrupt judge turpin, who returns to 19th century london fifteen years later to take his revenge on the man who took him from his wife and young daughter. Published may 1st 2000 by applause books first published january 31st 1974. The infamous story of benjamin barker, aka sweeney todd, who sets up a barber shop in london which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant, mrs.
The demon barber of fleet street is a grotesque revengers tragedy in the grand guignol tradition, perfectly suited to the team of burton and depp whose previous movies edward scissorhands and sleepy hollow are equally steeped in this particular brand of goofy gothicism. Biljo favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite october 7, 2009 subject. The demon barber of fleet street 1979 is a musical and thriller set in victorian england about a murderous barber who extracts revenge on unsuspecting people in london for the cruel abuse of his wife. The demon barber of fleet street september 521, 2014 widely acknowledged as stephen sondheims musical masterpiece, sweeney todd is set amongst londons seedy side streets and laced with sondheims characteristically brilliant wit and dark humor. The demon barber of fleet street applause libretto library. The demon barber of fleet street will be telecast nationally on live from lincoln center, hosted by audra mcdonald, on pbs stations. Sweeney todd, the notorious demon barber, has been called the greatest mass murderer in english history.
The demon barber of fleet street 2007 r drama, musical, thriller. The real story of the demon barber of fleet street. The gloomy entourage of the london streets in the midst of the xix and the availability of conversational cues do sweeney todd. Somewhere in between those two extremes are most of the rest of us. The demon barber of fleet street salisbury, mark, burton, tim on. Lovett is based on a victorian horror story, first premiering on broadway in 1979. The main antagonist of the story is sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Tim burtons film adaptation of sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street smacks its lips at the prospect of such a meal, and so it should. I found some of the facts mentioned in the book interesting. Sweeney todd opened on broadway in 1979 and in the west end in 1980. The demon barber of fleet street original broadway cast recording by original broadway cast of sweeney todd. It won the tony award for best musical and olivier award. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet streetnook book. A movie based off the play was made in 2007, starring johnny depp as sweeney todd sweeney todd.
The production, march 58, 2014, will star bassbaritone bryn terfel in the title role and. It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by christopher bond sweeney todd opened on broadway in 1979 and in the west end in 1980. In victorian england, a customer steps into sweeney todds barber shop and appears never to step back out. Dreamworks twodisc special edition of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street is handsomely mastered in enhanced widescreen, with its narrow color range carefully modulated down to the pasty texture of the leads pale faces. Sent away to prison for life on trumped up charges by a judge who wanted to seduce sweeneys beautiful wife, sweeney is hellbent on revenge. A ghost of barber appears and the story is transferred in the middle of the xix century. Sondheim fearlessly explores psychic caverns where civilized people are not dying to go. The demon barber of fleet street is a macabre tragicomedy based on the legend of a halfmad 19th century english barber. The demon barber of fleet street, released in 2007 and directed by tim burton, was shot on film using panavision panaflex millennium xl camera, panavision panaflex platinum camera and panavision primo primes spherical lenses with dariusz wolski as cinematographer and editing by chris lebenzon. The demon barber of fleet street tod slaughter had the best evil laugh in movies.
The demon barber of fleet street more like a serious drama performance, and even more as a real opera production. Tim burtons adaptation of stephen sondheims legendary musical stars johnny depp as sweeny todd, the demon butcher of fleet street. Franklin high school franklin, ohio franklin, ohio 45005. His gruesome story caught the public imagination yet again in 2008 when johnny depp played him in tim burtons film sweeney todd. But this is the first time the original tale has been reprinted since it was serialized in the peoples periodical in 18467. With johnny depp, helena bonham carter, alan rickman, timothy spall. Dont let the movie tiein cover fool you into thinking this is a. The demon of fleet street sweeney todd x reader plan. Jan 01, 1979 sweeney todd, the notorious demon barber, has been called the greatest mass murderer in english history. The new yorker may earn a portion of sales from products and. Reviewed in the united states on september 6, 2014. The demon barber of fleet street often referred to simply as sweeney todd is a 1979 musical with music and lyrics by stephen sondheim and a book by hugh wheeler.
The demon barber of fleet street first appeared in the 1830s in england and was soon adapted for the london stage. Lovett bonham carter whose popular meat pies secretly have a most unsavory ingredient. The demon barber of fleet street the motion picture soundtrack at discogs. It is based on the 1973 book by english author christopher bond. At the other end of the spectrum is sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. Sweeney todd the demon barber of fleet street the new yorker. The demon barber of fleet street also known simply as sweeney todd is a 2007 musical period slasher film directed by tim burton and an adaptation of stephen sondheim and hugh wheelers tony awardwinning 1979 musical of the same name. When todd fails to take vengeance on turpin he goes on a. Sweeny todd owns a barber shop in the middle of one of the busiest industrial centres of.
Nellie lovett dame angela lansbury, and begins to start his life of crime. A sensational story of murder and piemaking, sweeney todd is a classic of british horror writing, widely adapted in print and on stage, most famously by stephen sondheim, whose unlikely musical thriller won eight tony awards. The real story of the demon barber of fleet street peter haining on. The original victorian classic dover horror classics james malcolm rymer. It is based on the 1973 play of the same name by christopher bond. After an hour of gloom, the bright hues of the sunny seaside vacation scenes almost hurt our eyes. Times are hard in 1846 london and one must make do. Included are scenes and dialogue not in the stage versions on video, and a description. No public records substantiate the existence of a london barber named todd in the late 18th century or, for that matter, of a barber shop located on fleet street. Waking up from memory loss in the unfamiliar world, is not easy.
Hes especially jolly here, a lot more fun than that old sourpuss johnny depp in the recent musical version of the famous story. For many a poor orphan lad the first square meal he ever had was a hot meat pie made out of his dadfrom sweeney todd the barber. The musical is based on the 19th century legend of sweeney todd and is similar to the 1973 play the string of pearls, by christopher bond. Edited and standardized, this volume presents the string of pearls, a 18467 penny dreadful which was the literary debut of sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street. It won the tony award for best musical and olivier award for best new musical. Sweeney todd, the demon barber of fleet street first came to prominence in the mid 19th century since when he has appeared in books, plays, a musical and in films.