Sweeney Todd Wreaks Vengeance at the Cronton Playhouse

The Centre of Excellence for Performing Arts at Cronton Sixth Form delivered two exceptional performances to packed-out audiences at the Cronton Playhouse theatre with their latest production, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Hugh Wheeler’s Sweeney Todd is a grisly musical thriller set in 1840s Victorian England which tells the story of a murderous barber who exacts vengeance on the unsuspecting people of London for the cruel abuse of his wife by Judge Turpin.

Over two exciting nights, the Centre of Excellence performed their terrific production, which stared talented students Jack Wright (previous pupil from St Gregory’s Catholic High School) as Sweeney Todd, Emily McDonnell (previous pupil from Lord Derby Academy) as Mrs Lovett, Lucy English (previous pupil from Saints Peter and Paul Catholic High School) as Johanna and Mqhele Simango Wright (previous pupil from St Gregory’s Catholic High School) as Judge Turpin.

Matt Plant, Creative Director of the Centre of Excellence for Performing Arts, said, “This was our first production of Sweeney Todd in our new Playhouse, and it was certainly worth the wait. The students worked so hard to achieve an industry standard performance that has received some of our best reviews to date. An exceptional way to end the year and a fitting tribute to the excellent students that now begin their new journey at universities throughout the country.”

The Centre of Excellence’s next show, ‘9 to 5 The Musical’, will be at the Cronton Playhouse Theatre on Wednesday 30th November and Thursday 1st December from 7.30pm. Tickets cost £8.00 and are available to purchase at: https://www.cronton.ac.uk/shows/

CAST

Jack Wright as Sweeney Todd
Emily McDonell as Mrs Lovett
Lucy English as Johanna
Mqhele Simango as Judge Turpin
Tyler Delaney as Beadle Bamford
Aj Howell as Tobey
Elie-May Chadwick as Beggar Woman
Alfie Rouke as Anthony
Molly Seddon as Pirelli
Daniel Coxhead as Fogg
Jessica Morris as Bird Keeper / Passer By

BARBERSHOP QUARTET

Liv Hebden, Amelia Stewart, Libby Marshall, Krystina Godfrey

ENSEMBLE

Katie Evans, Isobel O’Reilly, Alix Dixon, Lucy Geraghty, Sean Carruthers, Sophia Lee-Jones, Neve Donal, Emily Hobson, Charlotte Hudd, Bobby Lee Ross, Szanella Terhes, Ben Cooper, Matthew Daintith

DANCERS

Emma Morris, Saffron Kirkham, Molly Whittle, Nicole Audley

CREW

Director: Matt Plant
Musical Director: Lucy Myers
Stage Manager: Adam Bradley
Assistant Director: Alix Dixon
Sound Tech: Liam
Sound Click: Grace Owen
Sound Effects: Maisie Clayton
Stage Hands: Hannah Palmer, Bethany Robertson, Alex Brennan, Ella White, Diana Stepan
Costume: Katie Evans, Elie Chadwick, Lucy Hilditch