Sweeney Todd // 2012 London Revival // ACT 1

[@CraigRMcDowall]

I’ve been in the show twice. And I’ll never forget the advice my Director gave to me whilst playing Tobias. We were having a deep discussion about how Tobias is mentally challenged, I’m on the Autistic spectrum so I used a lot of my own ticks and personality in the role. And he turned round and said to me, “Tobias is portrayed as clueless and slow. Yet out of everybody, he is the only one who figures out Todd is shady and making people disappear. He’s a heartbreaking tragic character who ends up going mad and essentially becomes the next Todd at the end. He figured it out despite being mentally challenged whilst others who were intelligent were oblivious to Todd’s misdeeds. So who is the real idiot?

[@onlookerofthings6029]

Just like Toby said- "I ain't smart but I ain't dumb"

[@maxgoldhirsch2043]

My closing night of this show was yesterday. I played Tobias... And my biggest challenge was tapping into insanity in the ending scene. When I got it for the first time it was opening night. It's been my favorite show for all my life... And I think the audience fueled the moment as well as seeing the "dead body" of Mrs. Lovett. The actress who played her is incredible and our chemistry in stage is indescribable. I also didn't like the actor who played Todd that much so killing him was fun 🤗

[@froufroudeluxe]

That’s such a cool thing to experience. I am also autistic. Glad you could tap into your own life experiences to channel Tobias

[@jamesmb444]

I love that interpretation. “Being close and being clever ain’t like being true…” I loved that the 2005 revival was so Toby-centric, it practically works as a sequel.

[@valkyriesardo278]

Not quite. Lucy becomes suspicious of evil doing shortly before her demise, "city on fire"

[@kongerooity]

I just have been on a sweeney binge this week and listened through the original, this version, the 2014 version and the recent 2023 and dang Michael and Imelda is my favourite pair. I loved Imelda’a interpretation of Mrs Lovett. Michael’s performance and the flawless singing is just magnificent. I really wish I got to watch this live!!!!

[@joshuakohlmann9731]

Have you heard the 1993 National Theatre production? It's still my favourite: Denis Quilley as Todd, but with Julia McKenzie as Mrs Lovett rather than the irritating Sheila Hancock. Sadly it's only on KZbin as an audio recording for BBC Radio 4 and was never officially recorded, but it is still there and we can be thankful for that...

[@saintsberry527]

Thank you for uploading. I hate how the soundtrack from this version doesn't have all the songs. This is the best cast to play Sweeny Todd in my opinion..

[@maxgoldhirsch2043]

Yeah they're incredible

[@bassplayer2011ify]

this is the best version of the Worst Pies in London I've heard.

[@hallucy2215]

lolno

[@maxgoldhirsch2043]

I love the choices she made. For example how she laughed through "these are probably the worst pies in London" at the very beginning of the number. It just seemed seamless. The role was made for her.

[@dragonhunter6900]

0:07 Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Prelude) 3:52 No Place Like London 7:53 Barber and His Wife 10:14 The Worst Pies in London 13:51 Poor Thing 18:56 My Friends 22:12 Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 1) 23:21 Green Finch and Linnet Bird 25:55 Ah Miss 28:44 Johanna 31:45 Pirelli’s Miracle Elixir 36:00 The Contest 41:42 Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 2) 42:19 Johanna (Mea Culpa) 48:47 Wait 54:40 Pirelli’s Death 56:25 Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Reprise 3) 58:46 Kiss Me 1:00:22 Ladies in their Sensitivities 1:02:27 Kiss Me II/Ladies in their Sensitivities 1:07:05 Pretty Women Epiphany and A Little Priest can be found here: kzbin.info/aero/PLfVR5DCWHdITxf02-03CReJXmZlPXmiuP

[@ghazalehaghamiri4769]

Thank you so much for the list

[@charleycaswell6752]

Thankyou!!!

[@ionagriffey]

Thank you so much

[@HaydnG266]

Why was A Little Priest not in this recording?

[@DennisDoubleday]

This was one of my favorite theater experiences ever. Ball and Staunton were so good.

[@natashakingston8302]

They were amazing

[@naly202]

What a pity the movie didn't include Turpin's " Johanna ". It would have been so wonderful to see Alan Rickman singing this piece.

[@keegansandlin]

naly202 I Found That Turpin’s “Johanna” Pointless. You Don’t Him To Sing About How He Wants To Marry Her, He Flat Out Says Tells Beadle Bamford Onstage. Plus He’s Already An Asshole When You First See Him.

[@dmenor11ification]

@@keegansandlin The point of that song is to show just how fucked in the head Turpin is. basecally, all characters, except Anthony, are completely crazy one way or another!

[@keegansandlin]

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[@keegansandlin]

Mateus Cristian's Channel Hey do you happen to have content on your channel?

[@dmenor11ification]

@@keegansandlin Only in portuguese at the moment. I plan to start making videos at english, but for the moments I lack the equipment.

[@robyn5434]

I love this. Wish I could have been there to watch it, or they released a DVD. :(

[@robynwaugh1446]

Me too 😭

[@kixsuskat3029]

YES THANK FRICK SOMEONE UPLOADED THISSSSS

[@GeneThundersnow]

Even though I’m not crazy about some of the choices this production made (but who the hell am I to judge anything) I really love Imelda Staunton as Mrs. Lovett

[@marknewell3384]

This production was fantastic when I went to watch it!

[@Winter-tb7cc]

I love her delivery of "They figured she had to be daft, you see, so all of them stood there and laughed, you see"

[@nattybrown]

I saw this and was completely blown away! It was incredible!

[@natashakingston8302]

Yeah it was wonderful

[@monicasimmer2242]

The orchestraaaaaaaa😍

[@mikeyjamieson4715]

So, someone tell me if I got this right: this revival is set in the 30s as the great depression mirrors the oppression of the working class in the Victorian age. The opening and closing ballad is set in a factory where the cleaners are trying to get enough money and as they're listening to the radio they tell each other the story of Sweeney Todd. Am I right?

[@davidrodriguez9013]

I think that they were going with this. I also freaking love the barber chair here! Wish I had it.

[@RickvanVeldhuizen]

Yes, that's what they were trying to convey. It's very close to Harold Prince's original concept, which was also set in a factory, albeit one contemporaneous to Sweeney's story itself, in the industrial revolution.

[@maxgoldhirsch2043]

Probably

[@jamesmb444]

At first It reminds me of the true crime talk you hear at work. “Well I heard this…”, “You know what they say..” “He just LOOKS guilty…” On the desk I picture a copy of the Daily Mail with a screamer headline “Pie Shop Horror!” But then a character 3:30 I assume to be Sweeney arrives, lowered in a sort of elevator. Now my interpretation is that this is Hell or Purgatory, and they’re gossiping about the latest arrival. That adds a layer to the epilogue, when they’re pointing into the audience going “He’s there! He’s there!”. Maybe this is the circle of the Wrath/the vengeful/the resentful and we’re right here with them.

[@davidsigalow7349]

I had the pleasure of seeing this production twice, and it was the best version I've ever seen. The performers and the staging were just superb.

[@salomonrael8117]

by far my favorite Mrs. Lovett. 🙏🙏

[@felixmarques]

I love how this Mrs Lovett seems absolutely evil right from the start. Not necessarily the best angle for the character, but interesting.

[@aacproductions996]

Yeah since I’m a way she is the biggest villain of the entire story

[@natashakingston8302]

Imelda was just outstanding

[@christianmagoon5968]

Sweeney Todd- London 2011 A, full show, pro-shot with no zooms. Epiphany and Little Priest are replaced by a multicamera pro-shot Cast: Michael Ball, Imelda Staunton, John Bowe, Peter Polycarpou, Rob Bur Format: VOB/DVD

[@maicey_t.]

WHAT NO WAY I'M SO EXCITED THANK yOU FOR UPLOADING THIS

[@ralphnieves7690]

Saw the original with Dorthy Lauden and Len Carilou the Stage was enormous, was a guest of Marty Richards and his wife..Mary Johnson....My Moms was thrilled in 1981 or 82. Something else.

[@gamerlest509]

Thanks for uploading, I never got to see it

[@gabrielleoverton]

Imelda is fantastic! 😂.

[@Shuichisaihara5499]

The way Imelda just goes “Uuuuuugh” when she opens the trunk fully

[@makeittrue]

I like Johanna but the actor playing Anthony doesn't seem to sing. He just seems to whisper his singing. In "Kiss Me". it really seems across as Johanna just drowns him out vocally & you can't hear him at all.

[@nishal8020]

Oh but I like that because Anthony is more of a gentle character.....

[@bjaxstriker5245]

Anyone know where to get this show’s Epiphany and A Little Priest that match the rest of the show, instead of the proshot promos)? (Even if this comment gets really old I’ll probably still want to know haha.) Thanks.

[@damnit_diana_]

Is the song Johanna in a higher key? It sounds a bit like it

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

Yes it is, though it's an optional key that was used by the original Broadway production too. The original key(as heard on the Broadway recording and movie soundtrack) is E flat major, and this key(also done in the televised production with George Hearn and Angela Lansbury) is in F major.

[@lukewallis3376]

Not to be picky about BLs but is there a version not recorded from a block or two away?

[@gemmagraves7854]

Wow I can see why they won

[@hauntsandamusements]

Someone should sync up all the closeups from the trailer as well as the two promotional videos of Epiphany and A Little Priest with this video!

[@debra13]

Thank you! Does this version exists anywhere with a closer view?

[@davidsigalow7349]

There are a few "official" clips, but not the whole production.

[@debra13]

such a shame, I've always wanted to see it.@@davidsigalow7349

[@christianmagoon4230]

Sweeney Todd // 2012 London Revival // Full Show

[@michaelwilliamybarra2409]

kzbin.info/aero/PLfVR5DCWHdITxf02-03CReJXmZlPXmiuP

[@valkyriesardo278]

Its a pity. I can hear the vocals are quite good, but the acoustics in the theatre are awful. The sound recording can't compensate. I find it unwatchable because Sweeney Todd is all in the song.

[@leeming1317]

You know, Lighting diretors, Scenic Artists, Sound Board Ops, and Techies, all help produce the productions YOU may be in, Show some credit for such an ungrateful bunch of work. Ahh yes no matter how many times I tell the stage directors the fabricated Rocks and look-alikes and not meant for stepping on, I find them broken and asked "Is that what they're going to look like?" before release, Yet Somehow, Someway, I NEVER EVER hear that from patron goers who are all fooled. Give me a break, you work with what you got and you don't throw a fit, A theatre is for the live experience not recorded, Slimes may not be for YOU, but there for US, they're for ME

[@leeming1317]

Downvoted!

[@valkyriesardo278]

@@leeming1317 Whatever is your point? "ungrateful bunch of work"???

[@ttqsg]

'Epiphany' and "A Little Priest' seems to be missing from this.

[@55archduke]

this is just Act 1

[@user-rf7ml5kj2j]

The opening of act 2 is god that's good... Epiphany and a little priest is act 1

[@mikejanus3654]

Where's the rest of Act 1? It leaves out "A Little Priest"

[@michael-heslop-actor]

Is this Jason Manford as Pirelli???

[@amylillington13]

I think it is!

[@natashakingston8302]

Yes it is

[@comprimario]

No it's not. @@natashakingston8302

[@saulmgm1217]

So the guy recording this didn’t think to add any close ups? Everyone’s so tiny. It’s difficult to see anyone.

[@kamalamoori3990]

I think this is the back of the house camera. When you arrive a little late, you can watch on the screen until an appropriate moment arrives when they allow you in.

[@holly9096]

Luke Brady was done so dirty in the cast recording. It sounds like they autotuned him!

[@damnit_diana_]

Johanna sounds a lot like Katie Hall tbh

[@nattybrown]

Its Lucy May Barker. Shes was Sophie in Mamma Mia before the pandemic.

[@JustinaSadikova]

@@nattybrown you're joking? Her name is actually Lucy May Barker? That's such an amazing coincidence lol.

[@jessk1683]

not my guy turpin trying to marry the same girl calling him 'father'-- yikes.

[@ozislost]

"I'm not gonna be scared." *literally five mins in* "Mmmmm wHeRE is my BlanKIE" *clutches pillow to face but still vibes to the music*

[@michaeltilley8708]

What is with all the slow prologues these days

[@MS-df2fk]

They needed to up the tempo of the ballad by like 5 bpm.

[@maximusmawle2904]

its already uptempoed i believe. it is a slow song

[@candlelight7600]

NOOO EPITHANY AND A LITTLE PRIEST ISNT HERE

[@ttqsg]

Is it just me or there's no 'Epiphany' and "A Little Priest' added to this?

[@Equus21]

Epiphany and A Little Priest can be found here: kzbin.info/aero/PLfVR5DCWHdITxf02-03CReJXmZlPXmiuP

[@timmothycopeland4866]

audio sux

[@frog9524]

poggers

[@merlijn1e]

Epiphany? Little priest?

[@CynicalCharmer]

As much as I love Imelda, she just shouts through this one and it's horrifically irritating.

[@moli2454]

Michael Deeks yeah she does seem like she’s hurting her throat just trying to project

[@geraldinewoods254]

Lovett is described as irritating but harmless so its accurate

[@loganprice6502]

I'm sorry but this has to be my least favorite performance of Sweeney Todd... (Pls don't kill me if you disagree)

[@jakewitcombe5304]

Eh, it's fair. There's a hundred different ways for the story to be interpreted, and not all of them are everyone's cup of tea. What is your favourite version, out of curiosity?

[@BelleShadow]

God, the actress that plays mrs Lovett can't hold a note to save her life. It's like nails to a chalkboard

[@frogggert3555]

i want u to watch some of her other performances. she is one of the theatre GREATS

[@BelleShadow]

@@frogggert3555 she may be, but here, in this? Nails on a chalkboard. Ruined the whole watching experience