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| − | ''Sweeney Todd'' is a play by George Dibden Pitt. | + | ''Sweeney Todd'' is a fictional character who first appeared as the main protagonist of the Victorian story ''The String of Pearls'' (1846–47), and the story has been the basis of many dramatic works stage plays and musicals, dance, opera and film. |
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| + | Perhaps the most famous stage version is ''[[Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' is a musical thriller with words and music by Stephen Sondheim, 1979. | ||
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| + | 1847, George Dibden Pitt adapted ''[[The String of Pearls]]'' as a melodrama for the Britannia Theatre in Hoxton, England. | ||
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| + | .a character about play by George Dibden Pitt. | ||
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Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the main protagonist of the Victorian story The String of Pearls (1846–47), and the story has been the basis of many dramatic works stage plays and musicals, dance, opera and film.
Perhaps the most famous stage version is Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical thriller with words and music by Stephen Sondheim, 1979.
1847, George Dibden Pitt adapted The String of Pearls as a melodrama for the Britannia Theatre in Hoxton, England.
.a character about play by George Dibden Pitt.
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Translations and adaptations
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a musical thriller with words and music by Stephen Sondheim, 1979.
George Dibden Pitt's 'Sweeney Todd' [1], adapted by Robert Whitehead.
Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Performance history in South Africa
1982-03: Performed at Grethe Fox with Richard Haines starred in Sweeney Todd]], adapted and directed by Robert Whitehead which opened at the Laager 31 May 1982 and was staged at Upstairs at the Market in August 1983. Other cast members were Terrick Fitzhugh, Ross Kettle, Hilary Jones and Beverley Melnick.
James Whyle was seen in The Company's production of Sweeney Todd at the Market Theatre.'
Geoffrey Sutherland directed Stephen Sondheim’s musical thriller Sweeney Todd [2] in 1989.
NAPAC They staged Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide and Sweet Charity, collectively marked as The Trilogy in 1989.
Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street: with Sweet Charity and Candide: a programme for the NAPAC musical trilogy production directed by Harold Prince [3], with Angela Lansbury in the cast at The Drama, Natal Playhouse, Durban, from 7 July - 20 August [1989]
Drummond Marais nominated for Best Supporting Actor 1989/90 (Sept 1990) National Vita Award.
1989: CAPAB Opera's Sweeney Todd and Candide, 1989.
Sources
AfricaWide;
SA Media;
ESAT
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