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It's the reign of George III. What’s going on at Sweeney Todd’s in Fleet Street?

Joanna disguises herself and enters the barber’s employment as ‘Charley’. Is her sweetheart Mark really lost at sea?

A dark humour enhances outstanding performances from Joanne Whalley as Mrs Lovett and Martin Jarvis as Sweeney Todd. With Rufus Sewell, Jonathan Cake, Julian Sands, Moira Quirk, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Matthew Wolf and Ian Ogilvy.

What will be discovered in the vaults beneath St Dunstan’s? Investigator Richard Blunt and loyal Lieutenant Jeffreys aim to protect Joanna. Can Mrs Lovett extract herself from a fearful relationship with Todd? What is the true secret of the barber’s shop? Betrayal, blackmail, murder? Is justice possible?

Cast:
Mrs Lovett…Joanne Whalley
Colonel Jeffrey…Rufus Sewell
Sir Richard Blunt…Jonathan Cake
Sweeney Todd… Martin Jarvis
Mark…Jack Cutmore-Scott
Joanna…Moira Quirk
Arabella…Elizabeth Knowelden
Crotchet/Mr Brown/Dr Murphy…Matthew Wolf
Mr Wrankley…Julian Sands
The Judge…Ian Ogilvy
Morgan/Attorney…Neil Dickson
Clerk/Sir Ernest…Darren Richardson
Boatman/Counsel/Fisherman…Alan Shearman
Other parts played by members of the company.

Dramatised by Archie Scottney, based on the novel by Thomas Prest

Director…Rosalind Ayres
A Jarvis and Ayres production for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 4