Themes & Keywords
london, englandconcertinsanitymusicalinsane asylumvictorian englandrevengeunrequited loveliveorphanseries of murderspiebased on short storybarber19th centurymusical theatervengeance1840slive musical performance
About Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert is a crime, drama, horror, music film released in 2001 exploring themes of london, england, concert, insanity, musical, insane asylum, victorian england. Directed by Lonny Price, it stars Patti LuPone, George Hearn, Neil Patrick Harris. In 1846, Anthony Hope sails into London with the mysterious Sweeney Todd, a once-naive barber whose life and marriage was uprooted by a corrupt justice system. Todd confides in Nellie Lovett, the owner of a local meat pie shop, and the two become partners, as Todd swears revenge on those that have wronged him and decides to take up his old profession.