The Tale Of Sweeney Todd!

The worst pies in London are on the menu as Hartford Stage and Theater Works Hartford present Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler's retelling of the Demon Barber of Fleet Street this summer, directed by Rob Ruggiero. A haunting and gothic spectacle, Sweeney Todd transports you into the fog of 19th-century London for an unforgettable evening - just make sure you don't fancy a shave!

What Is The Story?

At the center of the musical lies the titular barber. After 15 years spent in Australia for a crime he did not commit, Sweeney Todd returns to the filthy streets of London, hell-bent on revenge against the judge who stole his wife and sent him away. Unfortunately for London's miserable inhabitants, his wrath turns his cutthroat razor towards innocents, whose body parts are neatly disposed of by his compatriot Mrs. Lovett, in her tasty meat pies...