Uris Theatre (March 1, 1979 – June 29, 1980)
Theatre Royal Drury Lane (July 2, 1980 — November 15, 1980) 157 performances
Sweeney Todd: Denis Quilley
Mrs Lovett: Sheila Hancock
Anthony: Andrew C. Wadsworth
Johanna: Mandy More
Judge Turpin: Austin Kent
Beadle Bamford: David Wheldon Williams
Tobias: Michael Staniforth
Beggar Woman: Dylis Watling
Pirelli: David Aaron
Directed by Harold Prince
Lighting by Ken Billington
Sound by Jack Mann
Documents
Sweeney Todd - Ken Billington (June 1980)
[LX Plan - click on the thumbnail]
From David W. Kidd Collection
Sweeney Todd - Ken Billington (July 1980)
[LX Plan - click on the thumbnail]
From David W. Kidd Collection
Sweeney Todd - Bus & Truck Tour (1982)
Paperwork & Information
[External Website]
From The Lighting Archive
LWT Documentary – Sweeney Todd – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Show Recording
Wonderful recording of ‘A Little Priest’ on the last night of Sweeney Todd’s run at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, November 15 1980.
LX Plan
The lighting plan by Ken Billington (version 1 or version 2) can be viewed on the Backstage Heritage Collection, as part of the collection of David W. Kidd.
Sound Design
The London show used a line array ‘Bozak Column’, introduced to the London theatre scene by Jack Mann. [referenced in interview by Andrew Bruce, LSI, September 2023]
