sweeney todd the musical
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to nineteenth century London, seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which, he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up… and the carnage has only just begun!
Music and Lyrics by STEPHEN SONDHEIM Book by HUGH WHEELER
From an Adaptation by CHRISTOPHER BOND
Originally Directed by HAROLD PRINCE
Orchestrations by JONATHAN TUNICK
Originally produced on Broadway by RICHARD BARR, CHARLES WOODWARD, ROBERT FRYER, MARY LEA JOHNSON, MARTIN RICHARDS in association with DEAN and JUDY MANOS
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI
Musical Numbers
PROLOGUE
The Ballad of Sweneey Todd
ACT ONE
No Place Like London
The Worst Pies in London
Poor Thing
My Friends
Green Finch and Linnet Bird
Ah, Miss
Johanna
Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir
Pirelli’s Entrance
The Contest
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (cont.)
Wait
Pirelli’s Death
The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (cont.)
Kiss Me Pt1
Ladies in their Sensitivities
Kiss Me Pt2
Pretty Women
Epiphany
A Little Priest
ACT TWO
God, That’s Good
Johanna
I am a Lass
By the Sea
Wigmaker Sequence
The Letter
Not While I’m Around
Parlour Songs (Pt 1 to 3)
Fogg’s Asylum
Fogg’s Passacaglia
City on Fire
Searching
Judge’s Return
Final Scene
PROLOGUE
The Ballad of Sweneey Todd
cast
The Cocktail: MIRACLE ELIXIR
creative team
Costumes & Props
Peta Riley, Penny Lusha, Kathryn Duncan, RaeAnna Hammerbacker
Lighting by
Doug Deboys
Master Carpenter
Front of House
Bev Baker, Chris Baker and Simon Winter
Bar
Tempsford Village Hall
Artwork/Programme
Tim Powers
thank yous
We would like to thank our cast and creative team, and of course yourselves for supporting us by coming to watch Sweeney Todd The Musical. We would like to give a special thanks to
- Doug and Sarah Deboys
- Jon Hewitt
- Shakespeare at the Towers – for the loan of the sound desk
- Tempsford Village Hall – for being accommodating and providing our performance space
- Richard Slade – for his support and hard work in promoting local amateur theatre
- St Neots United Reformed Church – for providing rehearsal space