(Charon Williams-Ros
as Mrs Lovett and Jonathan Roxmouth as Sweeney Todd. Pic by Val Adamson)
The Durban theatre fraternity and audiences alike send good
wishes to KickstArt’s multi-award winning Steven Stead and Greg King, the
director and designer of Sweeney Todd,
which opens at Pieter Toerien’s Montecasino Theatre on October 10.
Starring Jonathan Roxmouth and Charon Williams-Ros (the
latter starred in the Durban production - see http://news.artsmart.co.za/2014/08/sweeney-todd.html),
the musical features an all-star South African cast that includes Candice van
Litsenborgh; Michael Richard, Jaco van Rensburg, Anne Marie Clulow, Adam
Pelkowitz, Luciano Zuppa, Wesley Swain Lauder, Cameron Botha, Pauline du
Plessis, Sanli Jooste, Claire Simonis, Megan Rigby, Schoeman Smit and Earl
Gregory! MD for the show is Rowan Bakker. Luciano Zuppa worked in Durban for
many years and appeared in a number of productions for NAPAC (now the Playhouse
Company).
This musical thriller by American theatrical genius, Stephen
Sondheim, features one of the greatest musical theatre scores ever written. It
tells the outlandish tale of urban legend, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of
Fleet Street, who famously murdered his clients in his barber chair, whereafter
his whacky neighbour, and partner in crime, Mrs Lovett, turned them into much
sought after meat pies.
Set in 19th century England, Sweeney Todd looks at what drives a man to this sort of extreme
revenge and obsession, and considers what tragedy lies in his dark and mysterious
past. This gripping musical features the classic songs Pretty Women; Johanna; Not While I’m Around; By the Sea; A Little
Priest, and The Ballad of Sweeney
Todd.
Presented by Pieter Toerien & KickstArt, Stephen
Sondheim’s iconic musical thriller features the work of well-known Durban
designers Neil Stuart Harris (costumes) and Tina le Roux (lighting). Sweeney Todd runs at Pieter Toerien’s
Montecasino Theatre from October 10 to November 29. Booking is through
Computicket on 011 340 8000 or Theatre Box Office 011 511 1818.
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