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Sweeney Todd - review by Michael Billington

Adelphi, LondonOne test of a true work of art is that it is open to multiple possibilities. Since its premiere in 1979, I have seen Stephen Sondheim's dark masterpiece staged everywhere from New York's barn-like Uris Theatre to Covent Garden and the Cottesloe. But Jonathan Kent's production, which has now transferred from Chichester, and which leaves me grasping for superlatives, has given the piece a fresh look wit…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:07PM on March 20, 2012

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