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SYNOPSIS

Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd ……. “ One of the darkest musicals ever written, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is the unsettling tale of a Victorian-era barber who returns home to London after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life. When revenge eludes him, Sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race, murdering as many people as he can, while his business associate Mrs. Lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public.

Perhaps composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim’s most perfect score, Sweeney Todd is lush, operatic, and full of soaring beauty, pitch-black comedy and stunning terror. It’s one of the signal achievements of the American musical theatre of the last fifty years, and it’s the high-water mark of Sondheim’s six remarkable collaborations with director Harold Prince. The show received 8 Tony Awards, including best musical, 9 Drama Desk Awards, and the Olivier Award for best musical.

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DATES FOR THE DIARY

When
Where
What
Who
Wednesday 2nd July
WTC (Theatre 62)
First music rehearsal
ALL COMPANY
Wednesday 9th July
WTC (Theatre 62)
Music rehearsal
ALL COMPANY
Summer Break
Summer Break
Monday 18th August - 7.30pm
WTC (Theatre 62)
Principal Music
All Principals
Wednesday 20th August - 7.30pm
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
CANCELLED
Monday 25th August
NO REHEARSAL
Tuesday 26th August
WWOS Box office opens
Wednesday 27th August - 7.30pm
WTC (Theatre 62)
Prologue & Revision
Full Company
Monday 1st September
WTC (Theatre 62)
Principal Music
Principals
Wednesday 3rd September
WTC (Theatre 62)
Friends (no5) & Prologue revision
Full Company
Monday 8th September
WTC (Theatre 62)
Act 1 Blocking
Sweeney, Lovett & Anthony
Wednesday 10th September
WTC (Theatre 62)
P's Miracle Elixir (no9) & Revision
Full Company
Monday 15th September
WTC (Theatre 62)
Act 1
Swe, Lov, Ant, Joh, Jud & Bee
Wednesday 17th September
WTC (Theatre 62)
God That's Good (no19) & Revision
Full Company
Monday 22nd September
Wickham Halls GS Room
Act 1
All Principals
Wednesday 24th September
Medhurst Hall
God That's Good (no.19) & Revision
Full Company
Monday 29th September
Wickham Halls GS Rooms
Act 2 & Revision
All Principals
Wednesday 1st October
Medhurst Hall
Fogg's Assylam (no.25)
Full Company
Monday 6th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
Act 2 & Revision
All Principals
Wednesday 8th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
City on Fire (no.26) & Revision
Full Company
Monday 13th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
TBA
All Principals
Wednesday 15th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
Bits & Revision
Full Company
Sunday 19th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
Company Revision
Full Company
Monday 20th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
Final Ballad (no.29d) & Revision
All Principals
Wednesday 22nd October
WTC (Theatre 62)
Revision
Full Company
Sunday 26th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
All company numbers
Full Company
Monday 27th october
WTC (Theatre 62)
Principal Run
All Principals
Wednesday 29th October
WTC (Theatre 62)
Company Scenes
Full Company
Sunday 2nd November
WTC (Theatre 62)
Run
Full Company
Monday 3rd November
WTC (Theatre 62)
Act 1 Surgery
Full Company
Wednesday 5th November
WTC (Theatre 62)
Act 23 Surgery
Full Company
Friday 7th November
WTC (Theatre 62)
Run
Full Company
Sunday 9th November
Churchill Theatre
Get In from 9am, Band call 2pm, Tech run 6pm
Full Company
Monday 10th November
Churchill Theatre
Full Dress
Full Company
Wednesday 12th - Saturday 15th November
Churchill Theatre
Performances nightly @ 7.30pm & Mat on Sat 15th @ 3pm
Full Company
Wednesday 19th November
WTC (Theatre 62)
Sweeney Todd Wash-Up
Full Company

CREATIVE TEAM

Directors -         Kevin Gauntlett      Danielle Grant                       Musical Director-       Anne Greenidge

07841742312

07931738162

07929537805

REHEARSALS

As is usual with WWOS shows, rehearsals shall take place for principals on Monday nights and full company on Wednesday nights with Sunday afternoons nearer the show dates (From throughout October and November) A full rehearsal schedule will follow once we are cast and everybody’s availability is known.

And Finally, SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFO!

  • There will be no midweek matinee, there will only be 1 Matinee performance on Saturday 14th November at 3pm

  • The evening performances will start at 7:30pm

  • The get in will be on Sunday 9th November …  we will, as usual, need as many people as possible starting at 9am

  • Everyone is expected to assist with get in and get out Please!

  • As a follow on from above, we will have the tech dress (no orchestra) on the Sunday and full dress rehearsal on Monday 9th November

  • The band call will still be on Sunday 9th May at the theatre, timings 2-5pm followed by technical dress rehearsal

  • The week before the show, full company will be called to rehearsals on the Monday, Wednesday and Friday eves!

  • The show fee for Sweeney Todd will be £50, reduced to £25 if you sell 25 or more tickets through the WWOS box office

  • Scores are available at a Hire fee of £20. All participants must have a score. Pencil markings only can be made in the hired scores.

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WWOS BOX OFFICE
CAST

PRODUCTION TEAM

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DIRECTOR

KEVIN GAUNTLETT

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ASST DIRECTOR

DANIELLE GRANT

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MUSICAL DIRECTOR

ANNE GREENIDGE

CAST

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SWEENEY TODD

JAMIE FILLERY

MRS LOVETT

JANE WERRY

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TOBIAS

SAM WEBBER

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JOHANNA

KATE GAUNTLETT

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ANTHONY HOPE

SCOTT SLAYTOR

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ADOLFO PIRRELLI

KEVIN GAUNTLETT

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BEGGAR WOMAN

JACQUI MORRIS

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JUDGE TURPIN

CHRIS CHEDZEY

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BEADLE BAMFORD

ANDY MOORE

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JONAS FOGG

PHILIP NETSCHER

ELIZABETH BIRCHENHOUGH, EMMA BRACK, DEBORAH BROOM, SARAH CLAYTON,

DAVID CUTLER, JADE DALEY, SIAN DAVIS, SAMANTHA DRAIN, JOSEPH FAINT, VICTORIA FAINT, AMANDA FARRANT, BETHANY FERNANDES, JOANNE FRAZER, JEREMY GAUNTLETT,

LOUISE GAUNTLETT, GRACE HARRISON-BAKER, LIZ HODGSON, LUCY HUGHES,

MOLLY KENNY, BARRY KNIGHT, PHILIPA MASON, EILEEN MORTBY, KATY POWIS-HOLT,

TRACY PRIZEMAN, KATE RATSMA, KATY REID, LEE ROBINSON, KIM SIBLEY, LOIS WAKEFIELD,

ANNA WEDDELL, ABBIE WHITE

WWOS BOX OFFICE

WWOS has its own Box Office managed by Jeremy Gauntlett. The Ticket Prices are the same as those charged by the Trafalgar Churchill Box Office but the transaction fee of £3.95 will NOT be charged on the tickets ordered through the WWOS Box Office.  

 

The advantage is that for every performance Rows E, F, H and J are reserved exclusively for the WWOS Box Office. (You will see that these rows are shown as not available to the general public on the Churchill website.) However, seats in other parts of the theatre if available may also be ordered through the WWOS Box Office. The WWOS Box Office is for the benefit of WWOS members only and orders will only be accepted from such members.

 

Ticket prices now start at £16.50 up to £29.50 at all performances.  Concessions of £2 per ticket for under 16s and Senior Citizens.  Group Bookings of 10 or more also qualify for reduction of £2 per ticket. 

NB: Concessions only apply to seats in Zones A and B.

 

VERY IMPORTANT:  The Trafalgar Churchill box office will send e-tickets by email to the person ordering them who should then forward them to the ticket buyer.

 

Tickets should be ordered by email from Jeremy at jeremygauntlett@gmail.com.

 

For any queries (NOT orders) regarding tickets phone Jeremy on 07956 575517. 

 

IMPORTANT:  Please note that once tickets have been ordered they cannot be returned and must be paid for.  However, it is possible for tickets to be exchanged for another performance.

 

 

Payment for tickets is required as soon as possible but at the latest during the week preceding the show. Payment may be made by

     1.  Cheque favour WWOS

     2.  Bank transfer – details supplied on request.

   

 Please note that only tickets ordered through the WWOS Box Office count towards the 25 you are required to sell in order to obtain the deduction of £25 from your Show Fee.

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