The tragedy and inner struggles of the characters are portrayed through Stephen Sondheim's dramatic music, with intense choral parts and emotional ballads, and in the intricately humorous lyrics. Among the many iconic numbers are ‘The Ballad of Sweeney Todd’, ‘The Worst Pies in London’, ‘A Little Priest’, ‘My Friends’, ‘Not While I'm Around’ and ‘Pretty Women’.
Please note: The performance includes a recording of a gunshot.
The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd by Christopher Bond.
On stage:
Musical theatre students
Sweeney Todd (Act 1): Samuel Rörström
Sweeney Todd (Act 2): Martin Hopland Dyngeland
Mrs Lovett (Act 1): Ingrid Hagen
Mrs Lovett (Act 2): Vera Kronbäck
Anthony Hope/Adolpho Pirelli: Madeleine Hilleard
Johanna: Maja Björk
Tobias Ragg: Moa Eklöf
Judge Turpin: Axel Daniel Birgander
Bamford: André Persson Gintner (1) / Samuel Balsnes (2)
The Beggar Woman: Ida Björkman (1) / Ängla Sigfridsson (2)
Fogg / Bird Seller: Amé De Mol (1), Linnéa Glans (2)
Ensemble: Solveig Kristine Romsaas Sennels (1)
Ensemble: Elsa Trorkelstam Vanberg (2)
Ensemble: Anton Axelsson (1)
NB: All Year 3 musical theatre students appear throughout the entire performance, whilst Year 1 students are divided into (1) = Team 1 and (2) = Team 2, who take turns appearing.
Music students
Nicolas Emmenegger, clarinet
Kajsa Ohlin, violin
Hilda Linander, violin
Backstage:
Choreography and movement: Karin Rickardsson
Vocal coach and assistant programme coordinator: Nina Norblad
Set design: Mikael Eriksson
Costume design: Ina Nyholm
Lighting design: Fredrik Magnusson
Sound design and sound engineering: Therese Larsson
Conductor: Daniel Lindén
Assistant director: Caroline Forsman Andreis (student on the freestanding course ‘Musical Theatre Directing Processes’)
Producer: Hanne Wirde
Communications: Tobias Egle, Markus Görsch
Photographer: Johan Wingborg
