Listen free to Stephen Sondheim – Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street (The Ballad of Sweeney Todd, No Place Like London and more). SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET Written by John Logan Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Adapted from the Stage Musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim Book by Hugh Wheeler Based on a version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond 18th DECEMBER, 2006 PAGE 1. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. (Sweeney Todd – Der teuflische Barbier aus der Fleet Street) A musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. Based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. Der schaurig-schöne Musical-Thriller mit Musik und Songtexten von Stephen Sondheim. Ein mordlustiger Barbier auf Rachefeldzug. 29 tracks (102:43). A Fleet Street barber recounts the story of Sweeney Todd (Tod Slaughter), a notorious barber who in the last century murdered many customers for their money. Ein mordlustiger Barbier auf Rachefeldzug. Now getting on to the story at hand, it revolves around a London area barber named Benjamin Barker (Depp) who returns to his English hometown with a young sailor following an extended period of exile due to false convictions. Jetzt Tickets sichern. An intimate theatre experience presented by The Snapshots Collective. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Critics Consensus Full of pith and Grand Guignol grossness, this macabre musical is perfectly helmed and highly entertaining. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm. Sweeney Todd (formerly known as Benjamin Barker) is the protagonist of the 1979 musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and the 2007 live-action film of the same name. Shaving Contest in Sweeney Todd; Image Courtesy of Talk Film Society. It is a brilliant show. He is a psychopathic barber who desires to get revenge on the corrupt … Stephen Sondheim, Sweeney Todd Sweeney Todd is perhaps the most atmospheric musical ever written and to this day remains the masterwork of Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler. Summary: From the dark, gothic imagination of director Tim Burton comes Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a bloody tale of music, murder, melodrama, meat pies, and one man's desperate desire for revenge. Slaughter (1885–1956) was so great at playing maniacs, he was the right choice for this role. 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. Lovett. Vancouver, BC With Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall. 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 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 1,557 ) 7.3 1h 56min 2007 X-Ray R Depp stars in the title role as a man unjustly sent to prison who vows revenge, not only for his punishment, but for the devastating consequences that happened to his wife and daughter.