EPK footage for Sweeney Todd The Musical, starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton. My role; Creative lead Director
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@marcogypaetus96076 жыл бұрын
I love the delivery of "Locksmith?“ it's like" ok, you had your fun, now stop being a smartass"
@Laurabeck3293 жыл бұрын
It absolutely kills me every time
@hannahfaithperillo81852 жыл бұрын
'Ugh,'
@ariasopranos87718 жыл бұрын
Oh, my god. What fantastic diction - I caught every single word.
@MattWeisherComposer4 жыл бұрын
Adam Efimoff yeah, no. Absolutely not. I’ve leaned forward in more theatre productions than I can count. This is them lip syncing to very closely mic’ed pre recorded recording. I know that for a fact.
@MattWeisherComposer4 жыл бұрын
That being said, their recording of the final scene is my absolute favorite.
@MattWeisherComposer4 жыл бұрын
Adam Efimoff yeah that’s all well and good. I was just saying I’ve been to theatre productions where I’ve had to lean in because a person was mumbling. I’m also an actor. And I’ll tell you what’s pretentious and silly: listing that amount of plays. Come on.
@ReezeePeezy3 жыл бұрын
@@MattWeisherComposer they still did it in the recording better than most of the others. The others are epic still though. soooo I still say its epic although I'd like to see it without the lip sync.
@eshu21293 жыл бұрын
@@MattWeisherComposer They are not lipsynching. The original poster cut together shoots from different nights to get coverage, but used a single sound recording from the performances (which is better for audio quality); since each performance is slightly different, the video at times gives the impression of lipsynching because movement will not match audio exactly.
@daninmills4 жыл бұрын
Michael Ball is the only version of Sweeney that I'm viscerally afraid of when he's doing absolutely no murdering
@whumpcookies3 жыл бұрын
There brilliant 😂
@princezzpuffypants62872 жыл бұрын
Right? Adorable little Michael Ball, known for characters like Marius and Raul looks more physically capable and mentally willing to murder than any other Sweeney... he's just great
@natashakingston8302 Жыл бұрын
I know scared the shit out of me
@drtoonie3 жыл бұрын
Of all of the actors I've seen play Sweeney and Mrs. Lovett, these are the two that honest-to-god feel like serial killers. There's a gleeful intensity that you seldom see in other performances.
@davidsigalow73492 жыл бұрын
This was the best production of "Sweeney Todd" I've ever seen, including the original.
@acharich Жыл бұрын
💯🎯💯
@ghedebaronsamedi Жыл бұрын
Imelda Staunton can pull off the most disturbing, psychotic characters while being a genuinely sweet and lovely woman. Brilliant actress.
@aldranzam3456 Жыл бұрын
was thinking the same- the others are so charismatic they make you almost side with them. But these two are terrifying!
@natashakingston8302 Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@NoName-yi5cs6 жыл бұрын
The way she sing it is easier to understand. It's very clear
@HarveyDentalfloss7 жыл бұрын
At first, I didn't like this duo. Not as stylized as the Depp version and not as entertaining as LuPone, but these guys are terrifying, like an actual couple that would actually bury people in their basement. They aren't exactly fun, or even insane, but pure evil, which makes them a grisly and unnerving pair of protagonist villains.
@RickvanVeldhuizen5 жыл бұрын
I actually like them the most. I think LuPone was too sleek and jokey, and I like both Angela Lansbury's borderline crazy version, and the understated and sad Bonham Carter interpretation, but Imelda's bawdy fishwife cuts it for me, as well. I do contend Ball is more psychopathic than any other Todd I've seen, although it seems kind of congruent with the original, Len Cariou.
@customcartoons4 жыл бұрын
Agreed, extra gritty.
@tomatotamot4 жыл бұрын
Wow This is the perfect description😲 Now I get it.
@manueldelgado53364 жыл бұрын
Konner Dent and just Ball has the greatest voice
@orion88354 жыл бұрын
Konner Dent totally agree
@PhantomFan1a11 жыл бұрын
I like how Michael's eyes widen when he realises what Imelda is going on about :) They were brilliant together and whoever chose them to play the main characters was a genius :D
@natashakingston8302 Жыл бұрын
Agreed we need another westend revival
@luizaminghella67859 жыл бұрын
This clip doesn't do justice to the chemistry they had on stage, those complaining about Ball's performance it's fair enough to say from this but on stage it translates very differently and when I saw this version live they both sent shivers down my spine they were really amazing and I think this version makes them look unprofessional compared to how amazing they were live. It might be the fact that when acting in front of cameras you have to underplay everything and they are acting as if they are on stage in this so it comes across differently. Trust me, when you're in the audience it's much more subtle and atmospheric than you might be feeling from this.
@dohaperson17 жыл бұрын
They are also lip-syncing which certainly is not Ball's normal style. As well, there are so many continuity errors.
@cargo717 жыл бұрын
dohaperson1 They didn't lipsync. They filmed it twice and edited, instead of filming with two cameras.
@dohaperson17 жыл бұрын
There is no way they are singing live.
@diannebdee7 жыл бұрын
To anyone who doesn't understand it's a staged performance, then I pity them. The essence of the whole thing isn't lost on me. Having been a huge fan of Michael Ball's since Les Miz back in the 80s, this video cements my reasons for falling for him to begin with. Couple that with the exquisiteness of Sondheim add in there Imelda Staunton and you've got pure brilliance. If someone watches this and can't see that it's their loss. It takes nothing away from the theatricality.
@sjfoster127 жыл бұрын
something about the way they laugh together is so believable
@Janewayfan1310 жыл бұрын
"As a gift. If you get my drift..." She has the expression of "Would you figure it out already?!"
@KenzoSnizzle9 жыл бұрын
"...No?" :p
@Polomance8625 жыл бұрын
Honestly, that's one line that differs between all the famous actors who play as Mrs. Lovett. How they deliver that line defines their character's personality and how they make it their own. Here, Imelda plays off far more impatient but cunning all the same.
@redhood76503 жыл бұрын
@@Polomance862 yeah Bonham carter version,was lusting for todd
@pivinne55366 жыл бұрын
Imelda crushed it- really sold the light-hearted jokes that this song was supposed to be about.
@thedabara24773 жыл бұрын
Well, of course you're light-hearted. It's necessary to, sir, remove your giblets before we, um, cook you.
@nemnyoom2 жыл бұрын
@@thedabara2477 it is with a heavy heart that i must inform you that we only have offal left
@PsychedelicCharm10 жыл бұрын
3:40 Gasp! She said "Potter"! Umbridge killed Harry and baked him into a pie!
@ser13210 жыл бұрын
I could totally imagine Umbridge baking students in pies, seems exactly like something she'd do.
@singenstattatmen50969 жыл бұрын
+Michaela Albury Honestly, that wouldn't surprise me.^^
@kathleenwippel64617 жыл бұрын
Michaela Albury The Potter reference is awesome!!! :)
@RosesNightengales7 жыл бұрын
Michaela Albury I'm guessing he told her too many lies Lol
@pianotm6 жыл бұрын
Oh...Umbridge is definitely lawful evil and baking people into pies is definitely against the law, so no, I don't think she would...but if it was legal, then she'd definitely do it.
@ryantorres712210 жыл бұрын
such a creative take on the character, I think Imelda Staunton, Angela Lansbury, Judy Kate, Patti LuPone, and Helena B.C., has such different and cool ways of portraying the character
@VeronicaStraightLingo10 жыл бұрын
I totally agree, this is such a sinister, practical version of Mrs. Lovett. Not necessarily better than Angela Lansbury's version, but it reveals different aspects and choices for this character. And it fits with the directing choice of this version of Sweeney Todd.
@TechBearSeattle2 жыл бұрын
LuPone is cold and calculating, Lansbury is insane, and Bonham-Carter is focused on profit. Staunton, though, is just flat out evil.
@zajournals Жыл бұрын
I just watched the full production, here, with Emma Thompson as Mrs Lovett.
@acharich Жыл бұрын
🎬✨🎯
@SamCharlesPalmer11 жыл бұрын
You're right, this was filmed without an audience otherwise all our crew would have bene getting in the way of their view! Had the luck of also seeing this production twice and it is one of the best productions I've seen in the West End!
@KerryLuckett4 жыл бұрын
Sam Palmer where can I get a full version of this? Sweeney Todd is one of my favorite musicals, since I first saw it at eight. I am acquiring a literary drama class, and I might teach the penny dreadful with this play.
@deerheart874 жыл бұрын
Michael Ball xxx
@hystericaldame4 жыл бұрын
7 years late but thanks so much for filming this, I saw it live and have been dying to relive it ever since! Did you film the whole show or only certain songs?
@acharich Жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@debd7631 Жыл бұрын
Where do I get a copy!
@Macrogue654 жыл бұрын
Two unlikely castings. Absolutely perfect. Neither in character they've done before. Stunning.
@ghostoftheschiavona3 жыл бұрын
ngl they’re my favourite lovett and todd actors. they seem terrifying and also trustworthy at the same time, which is exactly what lovett and todd are supposed to be
@larynxax74834 жыл бұрын
I saw this production at the Adelphi Theatre. The most unnerving thing was that Michael Ball had played sweet, innocent Marius in "Les Miserables", and here he was, playing this vicious murderer. Who had dimples when he smiled.
@VanOrARareAm12 жыл бұрын
"Potter?" GOD UMBRIDGE, YOU KILLED HIM??
@jamblastwizard2 жыл бұрын
“try the friar, fried, it’s drier” is sung so well! definitely my favorite part of this performance
@redhood76503 жыл бұрын
90% of comments: jokes about umbridge 10%: compliments
@makepeacenotdeath4 жыл бұрын
-Potter? -Something... hotter Malfoy, perhaps?
@ladymcgonagall4 жыл бұрын
SCREAM
@jasone-s25273 жыл бұрын
I think my girlfriend liked this so hi
@ethanharter38033 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@makepeacenotdeath3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome, dudes
@Beb_21993 жыл бұрын
are you russian?
@anorian79923 жыл бұрын
It is a crime that no DVD of this was made, the best production ever and no DVD, what a lose!
@thekermitkid199211 жыл бұрын
no wonder they won the oliviers! Michael Ball's almost unrecogniseable!!
@nikitakade52429 жыл бұрын
"How gratifying for once to know / that those above will serve those down below..."
@Stoltzy9210 жыл бұрын
Darn it. Two years too late. I would have loved to see the entire performance. This is incredible.
@CantrellBeau10 жыл бұрын
I was lucky enough to be in London while this was running and enjoyed it immensely. Ball and Staunton are AMAZING live and simply perfect in these roles. Loved it!
@stardustpan5 жыл бұрын
You really were! One of the best performances of this song I've seen.
@starbird39395 жыл бұрын
Patti is one of my favorites, but this one is warming me up because of how... natural they sound. They’re just casual chit chatting away about mass murder, and the delivery of jokes sounds like something you’d sound with your friends while drinking a beer.
@tyfeldman22414 жыл бұрын
I watched and listened to every version of this song being preformed that I could find. And I must say, these performers are by far the best I have seen. Their costume, the setting design, the enunciation, the harmonizing , and their voices. All incredible. And beyond their singing, their facial expressions were spot on !
@kathall24688 жыл бұрын
Basically half the cast of Harry Potter came from Sweeney Todd
@RosesNightengales7 жыл бұрын
Kat Hall or came TO Sweeney Todd. Imelda came from HP to do Mrs Lovett and I'm rather impressed!! Who knew she could sing! Rickman and the guy who played Pettigrew were in HP first and headed to Sweeney when they made the movie!
@madisongreen79756 жыл бұрын
Bellatrix, Snape and Pettigrew were all I could remember from the movie
@margarethhoughton67826 жыл бұрын
Also professor Trelawney
@Tony.H036 жыл бұрын
There isn't a very big pool of British actors of renown, so they're all kinda recycled on stage, Harry Potter, and Doctor Who.
@TulpechaidoplaysMC6 жыл бұрын
Also the one who plays Anthony in the movie plays the portrait of Grindelwald in Deathly Hallows part 1
@ruthrios82494 жыл бұрын
Ooh....ooooooh I think this is my favorite Sweeney & Lovett duo!!! His face when he "gets it" is * chef's kiss*
@TheCandymusiclover10 жыл бұрын
Their voices are absolutely fantastic!!!!
@johnsax14454 жыл бұрын
After watching this several times I have to say this is the Best sung version of this song. Outstanding enunciation and characterization.
@davidsigalow73492 жыл бұрын
You should get the cast album - the cast's articulation and vocal coaching is so concise that it's like hearing those songs for the first time.
@zoticuslestrange15949 жыл бұрын
Wow, seriously, who is this guy? Bellatrix, Umbridge and Trelawney all have a crush on him, Grindelwald rescued him from a shipwreck only to fall in love with his daughter later, and he is also the one who killed Snape and Pettigrew with just a razor, then threw Bellatrix, Umbridge and Trelawney into the fire... He seems even more dangerous than Voldemort, and that's saying something. xD Update: And now he is revealed to be an old and very frightening GRINDELWALD in Fantastic Beast, ahaha. No wonder he is so dangerous. xD
@jessicagrothe50809 жыл бұрын
+Zoticus Lestrange OMG! You are my new best friend XD XD
@zoticuslestrange15949 жыл бұрын
The complication between this musical and the Harry Potter cast is just too intense to be ignored, eh? xD
@QuikVidGuy9 жыл бұрын
+Zoticus Lestrange Well, obviously, he's the estranged grandson of an aristocrat in Louis-Phillipe-era France
@dlh79898 жыл бұрын
+Zoticus Lestrange It gets even weirder when you throw Mrs Potts and Borat into the equation.
@hannahlo74858 жыл бұрын
+Zoticus Lestrange Trelawney had a crush on him too :>
@hatterwashere4 жыл бұрын
I find these two so adorable
@aidankeohane3370 Жыл бұрын
Michael Ball’s Sweeney doesn’t even need the razor. He looks like he could just crush you with his bare hands lol
@ricmarc71562 жыл бұрын
Imelda has a way with Sondheim. She is simply superb singing his lyrics no matter what the role.
@clifffor117911 жыл бұрын
What a treat to see this.Thanks. I saw this production twice. People who are making unfavourable comparisons to the film can't have seen the whole thing. Michael Ball was brilliant. No one else can be Sweeney Todd for me not even Johnny Depp ( one of my fave actors). He was full of menace and was unrecognisable in the role and hes a proper singer. This was obviously filmed without an audience present they laughed plenty when it was playing & Imelda provided most of the humour.
@LowCountryMatt11 ай бұрын
The problem with the movie is it's tonally too bleak, where as this plays up the derangedness of nearly everyone. The play is Chucky and Tiffany to the movie's Joker and Harley
@k9drwho19708 жыл бұрын
oh please please we need a dvd
@LazyHubbStudios6 жыл бұрын
Sebastian Lockwood there is one. It’s extremely rare though. It was shot from a stationary camera. I bought a copy before they stopped making them. It’s awesome.
@MrShoryuken16 жыл бұрын
Jack Hubbard Any chance you could rip it and upload to Google drive or something? Having no luck finding this dvd.
@Tony.H036 жыл бұрын
@@LazyHubbStudios plssss
@LazyHubbStudios5 жыл бұрын
@@Tony.H03 someone ripped the dvd before i did, and now it's on youtube now
@Tony.H035 жыл бұрын
@@LazyHubbStudios WHERE
@blueshell2923 жыл бұрын
Shepherds Pie with actual shepherd. This is honestly the funniest thing I’ve seen today
@michaelfairbairn42834 жыл бұрын
This is by FAR the best performance by Michael Ball I've ever seen. He and Ms. Staunton are fantastic here.
@EutimioSanchez2 жыл бұрын
Man i wish there was a full DVD with Michael and Imelda. They're amazing
@Ramonerdna3 жыл бұрын
Honestly, their enunciation, timing as well as whoever is in charge of the mics and sound did an EXCELLENT job. This is the first time I've understood and heard every word, even without lyrics on screen
@JustSayin444 Жыл бұрын
It was prerecorded, that's why it sounds so clear. Their mouths are out of sync with their voices numerous times throughout the whole video.
@samdavies-i1n5 ай бұрын
that 'oh' from michael was perfection
@CarolineBlogTime10 жыл бұрын
For the ones that don't know, in the original song, Mrs. Lovett says "Potter" (: it was a big coincidence. Jajaja
@akechijubeimitsuhide9 жыл бұрын
Whenever I see "jajaja" I picture a German wildly nodding
@animagusurreal9 жыл бұрын
+Caro ❤ Kind of like how "She's the New World Madonna" was already a line in "Evita" before Madonna was cast in the movie. Although I think they cut that line in the movie.
@belambelendreyssigrockfash6 жыл бұрын
Jajaja yes she says that lol
@duncann12 жыл бұрын
2 astonishingly brilliant performances in a fantastic production. We all knew Michael Ball can sing and play the charming hero but here he is superbly cast against type and his pairing with Imelda Staunton is perfect. Their singing is the most tuneful of any pair, their diction impeccable with not an ounce of meaning lost, it's almost as if, despite the rhyme and music, it's a natural conversation - albeit between 2 very disturbed people descending into psychopathy.
@victoriawilkins284810 жыл бұрын
Wow wow wow!!! I am utterly speechless!!! Had to keep telling myself that this is Michael Ball. Totally loved this!!!
@JessieMouse811 жыл бұрын
I love, love, love Micheal Ball!!
@wigglyofficial4674 жыл бұрын
I love how I’m jamming out to this while they talk about literally eating people
@-theblackbumblebee-80674 жыл бұрын
I honestly perfect this prefer performance, because they nailed down the crazed casualty of what I think this would be. Best I've seen 👌
@waynegregory233711 жыл бұрын
This was the most amazing experience at the West End! I feel so proud that I got to see this production and both Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball were superb! I was spellbound from start to finish! I really wish the whole cast would consider putting this on blu-ray. They were all excellent. The set was fascinating with its style and how the space was used. I wanted to see the show over and over again. Everyone involved should be so pleased with the end result. Theatre at it's best
@andyaliaga318810 жыл бұрын
3:40 "Potter?" UMBRIDGE YOU EVIL BITCH! YOU KILLED HARRY AND PUT HIM IN A PIE!!!
@jjzak1310 жыл бұрын
I knew as soon as she said Potter someone would make a comment about Harry Potter. I'm glad I wasn't disappointed. lol
@nemothecanine82682 жыл бұрын
Imelda is an icon! Such a killer actress 👏 🥰
@sehyde262 жыл бұрын
I adore Sweeney Todd in just about all its forms, and this duo is really different and unique. I love how SCARY they are. They feel less ridiculous and more just unhinged than a lot of the takes on these roles usually feel.
@hogsize25404 жыл бұрын
the BEST duo for these roles
@lapponia7711 жыл бұрын
I can't believe the number of people refering to Umbridge on this thread. She's an actress, folks. She plays different parts. PS - the whole production was utterly brilliant, one of the best things I've ever seen on stage. Unforgettable.
@johnozed4 жыл бұрын
I would love to see more of Michael Ball & Imelda Staunton in Sweeney Todd. I've seen the show live but never saw Ball & Staunton in these roles before. The 2 vids posted have me wanting more. God that's good!
@TheHisNat12 жыл бұрын
So brilliantly underdone that it really allows the comedy in the lyrics to come out. This version seems to combine the darkness of the Lupone version with the eccentricity of the Lansbury version. It is rapidly becoming my favourite.
@mgska5511 жыл бұрын
I have to say, I have heard a lot of versions of this song, and this might be my favorite. Their voices blend extremely well on the harmonies. Love Michael Ball as Sweeny...
@marleygreen38669 жыл бұрын
i just love imelda staunton. and michael ball.
@davidhargreaves35865 жыл бұрын
This has just made my year! I constantly play this soundtrack I’m gutted I never got to see it.
@AdcrofromTikTok11 жыл бұрын
I just... I can't see that as Michael Ball. Such a change!
@haltersweb3 ай бұрын
I understood every word! How refreshing. I know it’s slower, but their diction skills are amazing. They really rely on their consonants.
@teri179 жыл бұрын
Saw this in London back in 2012. It was fantastic! I'd only seen the movie version before, and this was honestly much better.
@AQuinn-my3qt4 жыл бұрын
Nothing has ever made me want to see Sweeny Todd until this clip. That's Michael Power!
@marypagones60733 жыл бұрын
The two of these just radiate perverse sexual chemistry, which is what Sweeney Todd SO needs to work as a musical.
@jdunwoody565312 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. I've been dying to see some sort of footage of Imelda and Michael. This is fantastic!!
@alisonblackwell9884 жыл бұрын
Michael Ball looks so different here unbelievable
@jarnovanderlaan90028 ай бұрын
Umbridge as Miss Lovett, perfect😂
@akechijubeimitsuhide4 жыл бұрын
I wish they released the whole performance video, this seems like a lot of fun.
@smwnyc10 жыл бұрын
This video is unfortunately kinda terrible. Not sure why they chose to dub the sound and chop up the camera angles. HOWEVER... I saw this production in London, Summer 2012 and it was was AMAZING. One of the top 3 shows I have ever seen, and I have seen many shows. Imelda Staunton was INCREDIBLE. She was GENIUS!
@100goldenboy10 жыл бұрын
I get what you say. It's a very English take on an imagining of the story: England, the story of Sweeney Todd etc. Angela Lansbury was excellent, though her version was more of a show and damned good one at that. This piece is simply trying to be more theatrical.
@seanmees642610 жыл бұрын
Yes it was the best part of our being the best show date night in my life. But that trip brought other thing in my life I loath.
@Mikado88484 жыл бұрын
The diction is amazing. And these people seem...real.
@chubakka35164 жыл бұрын
These are seriously the best duo I've ever seen do this and in been absorbed in this play since I got the album over 25 years ago. Just wonderful!
@danielponder6908 жыл бұрын
that bassoon sounds NICE
@cheetoschrist56853 жыл бұрын
This song is so long, yet it entertains all the way through, I love it!
@titahula111 жыл бұрын
Yes, the dimples are still there... I love Michael Ball!
@maicey_t.11 ай бұрын
This casting is literally _perfection._
@Edith1910 жыл бұрын
This is Michael Ball? The guy who played dumb Pontmercy and the stupid fop? Gosh he seems a great Sweeney! And Dolores....what are you doing here?
@Edith1910 жыл бұрын
***** Yep...the look he has during the song is filled with pure madness...it scared the hell out of me =)
@jasone-s25273 жыл бұрын
She's eating potter pie
@redhood76503 жыл бұрын
@@jasone-s2527 nah I think it was another potter family member
@jasone-s25273 жыл бұрын
@@redhood7650 James? Fleamont? Whatever james' mother's name was?
@redhood76503 жыл бұрын
@@jasone-s2527 no probably Harry's great uncle David who was a squib
@williamcalvert61629 жыл бұрын
At last ... a Sweeney who isn't some aristocrat in disguise.
@wendycohen90384 жыл бұрын
I love these two together.
@199Carolyn9 жыл бұрын
You can really feel them sharing in the insanity in the version, I like the atmosphere they create very much
@negativezero81745 жыл бұрын
This duo is my absolute favorite out of all of them. They add such black humor to this scenario. They make Todd and Lovett so much more likable.
@KM-tt7nu2 ай бұрын
I was lucky enough to see these two in London. Fantastic is an understatement.
@aiken5104 жыл бұрын
This is the only dark version I've seen. All the others were funny, but, this.... is scary... which I totally love!
@novablack4336 Жыл бұрын
The way she says Potter is iconic
@nottocleverxx6148 жыл бұрын
Whoa is that the actress for Dolores Umbridge?
@nottocleverxx6148 жыл бұрын
+PC Toby That's great haha and then Bellatrix is Mrs. Lovett in the Tim Burton movie that's awesome :)
@ksenyakoptseva40088 жыл бұрын
+PC Toby oh, and dont forget Beadle! He's played by Timothy Spall, who played Pettigrew in Harry Potter movie.
@pia11248 жыл бұрын
+Gloria Payne I love that Fact!😍 And i have laughed when i heard thst Imelda said "Potter!"😂😂
@alfiepo18 жыл бұрын
And the one who played anthony was in harry potter as well, cant remeber who he plays though think its Grindelwald but not sure
@marthaanderson26568 жыл бұрын
indeed and if you think she is great here, she was STUNNING as Rose in the London production of Gypsy in 2015. THE MOST memorable stage performance I have ever seen. Sondheim is perfect for her
@jayhartbarger27933 жыл бұрын
She makes this so original, so much her own that you can't take your eyes off of her waiting to see where she goes with it. Impressive.
@susanrooney47023 жыл бұрын
Imelda is so multi-talented!
@davidciobanu9233 Жыл бұрын
imho, Imelda Staunton nailed it, she inhabited the role doing Sondheim justice, even over Bernadette Peters, Angela Lansbury, Patti LuPone, and the also-rans. Which is saying a lot. Never, ever thought I could say that. 🤩
@eightnine33415 жыл бұрын
Actor "always arrives overdone"... seconds later: "I COME AGAIN WHEN YOU HAVE JUDGE ON THE MENU!!!" lol
@thomasbender20364 жыл бұрын
That moment - and her reaction - took me completely off guard. I imagine that's when she realised that although they have been joking around she is in a duet with a time bomb.
@gemmagraves78546 жыл бұрын
Wow I can see why they won a award for Sweeney Todd
@amyclarke419 жыл бұрын
great version
@amyclarke418 жыл бұрын
+amy clarke helena sacked
@corlenajames13818 жыл бұрын
+amy clarke I thought Helena's performance was perfect in the roll, as was Johnny in his! I love Imelda's interpretation and Emma Thompson's as well. I don't think one needs to denigrate an actor's performance just because you're partial to that of another. They each bring a unique element to the wonderful character of Mrs. Lovett that makes each performance fresh and original. Plus, the understand the seeing of those performances. On stage, on must be over the top, but in the case of HBC's Mrs. Lovett, doing over the top stage acting would've clashed with the overall tone of the film. She did very well to give a more subtle performance.
@billloescher64084 күн бұрын
Can't believe I'm just finding this version. I'll always be a of the original Lansbury and Hearn, but this does give a whole new meaning to the "Potter" pie.
@Zeppolino1007 жыл бұрын
Imelda is perfectly cast here!
@mleedancer11 жыл бұрын
This show has got to be one of the best things EVER! And it had the most beautiful simple set. I loved it!
@frog95243 жыл бұрын
Every other performance of the show I’ve seen, Sweeney and Lovett are at least sympathetic characters- it’s reasonably easy to feel sorry for them. This just makes them proper murderers. it’s spooky but great
@frog95243 жыл бұрын
Also, poggers
@jamesburns78635 жыл бұрын
They R Great!
@Isabella-gg7uo6 жыл бұрын
Imelda Staunton is an actual QUEEN ❤️ 👑
@cecilefox91366 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful actress!
@WeeGrahamsaccount3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant by far the best. It had real menace and for once I felt that I was not watching a pantomime with poor diction. Bravo
@maythewolfbewithyou11 жыл бұрын
This was the best show I'd seen in many years. Loved the set, loved the acting, obviously the music was fantastic and all the time you were watching were watching it you couldn't help thinking that you were seeing real quality.
@jonathanpartin98337 жыл бұрын
Umbridge can sing?!
@williamroden84956 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Partin . Would you believe you could ever have feels for Umbridge? Check out a movie called "Vera Drake."
@MrMossMan72725 жыл бұрын
Holy shit I didn’t realize that was her!
@opheliaismyname91805 жыл бұрын
Try Gypsy and Follies too, I saw her live in those
@rf89604 жыл бұрын
Check out the 2014 film “Pride” as well. Not only do you find yourself rooting for her character, but she does a decent Welsh accent too (at least to the ears of this American who visits frequently).