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| Image Source: Sweeney Todd WNO |
Format: Opera
Genre: Thriller
Date: November 13 2015
Location: Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England
The tale of Sweeney Todd is an unusual one. Whether you're familiar with the general plot, or if you remember the recent movie adaptation starring Johnny Depp, it cannot be denied that it is a complex and therefore difficult story to tell, especially considering that in some aspects Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, is considered the good guy despite his horrific acts of self-pleasure and business practice.
On Friday November 13 (a fitting date, eh?), the Liverpool Empire Theatre played host to this current version, presented by the Welsh National Opera (WNO), and with the story largely told in the form of opera. It was a potentially risky move, not only in terms of being able to establish characters and plot developments purely through song (even "normal" musicals have breaks which rely on speech as opposed to song, especially at times of crucial moments), but also in terms of entertaining those who may not be familiar with the music-heavy aspect of opera, especially given the three-hour running time.
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