Sweeney Todd review – a solid, haunting take on Sondheim’s demon barber
Drama theatre, Sydney Opera House This dark and theatrical production doesn’t carve out new territory but its commanding cast deliver a crowd pleaser
January 2023
From Bad Cinderella to Life of Pi: the biggest Broadway shows of 2023
The year ahead on the Great White Way promises several high-profile revivals, an adaptation of Life of Pi and a Britney jukebox musical, among others
November 2021
Stephen Sondheim obituary
Stephen Sondheim: a daring and dazzling musical theatre icon
March 2020
The recipe for realistic theatre gore? Jelly, oatmeal and raw meat
From cat brains to dismembered tongues, the teams behind theatre’s bloodiest shows reveal how they made audiences shriek with horror and delight
March 2017
Sweeney Todd show cooked up in Tooting pie shop is hit in New York
Production first staged in south London venue has won over US critics after transferring to a theatre off Broadway
April 2016
Sweeney Todd school musical called off after two boys' necks cut
Auckland headmaster says prop razor was checked ‘many, many times’ and he has no idea how 16-year-olds were hurt
July 2015
UK period drama scores Emmy nominee success with Downton and Wolf Hall
Mark Rylance, David Oyelowo and Ricky Gervais competing for best actor as Downton Abbey continues US television awards success with three nominations
March 2015
Sweeney Todd review – you begin to fear you may be on the menu
Pie-shop Sweeney Todd transfers from Tooting to West End
February 2015
Jenna Russell: my life in five shows
Liza Minnelli singing Aznavour, Lia Williams doing Mamet and Eartha Kitt nailing a Sondheim classic … Jenna Russell picks some of the performances that shaped her own career
October 2014
Sweeney Todd review: ‘All meat and no gristle’
This clever pie-shop staging of Sondheim’s musical walks the tightrope between grisly and comic in its tiny chamber of horrors, writes Lyn Gardner
September 2014
Emma Thompson takes on role in Sweeney Todd musical in West End
Actor to play piemaker Mrs Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's work after Broadway run and after 25 years away from London stage
June 2014
Five best moments
Helena Bonham Carter: five best moments
Some of the her best performances to date. What others
would you add to the list?
March 2014
Emma Thompson makes acclaimed New York debut in Sweeney Todd
British actor plays Mrs Lovett alongside Bryn Terfel for just five performances at the Avery Fisher Hall
Sweeney Todd review – a silky, brassy Emma Thompson teams up with Bryn Terfel's monstrous barber
This mostly pitch-perfect musical from the New York Philharmonic shows why it's time to put proper orchestras behind shows again
Musicals we love
Musicals we love: Sweeney Todd
Stephen Sondheim's serial-killing barber may be an unsavoury hero, but the musical skilfully mixes savagery, tragedy and comedy to create a work of art that leaves one in awe, writes Michael Billington
October 2013
Sweeney Todd – review
James Brining's debut production strips the Victorian gothic from Sondheim's greatest musical – with compelling results, writes Lyn Gardner
September 2013
This week's new theatre
Sweeney Todd, Handbagged, Arches LIVE: what to see at the theatre this week
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street | Handbagged | Arches LIVE | A Tale Of Two Cities | Dublin Theatre Festival | Melody Loses Her Mojo
April 2013
Olivier awards 2013: winners in full
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time wins seven awards, with Top Hat and Sweeney Todd victorious in musical categories
