The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Following The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists, our next production, in December, will be Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by C G Bond.

This will be the dramatic version, not the musical.

This adaptation of the darkly comic melodrama follows Mrs Lovett's tragic pursuit of love; young Tobias' lost innocence; a corrupt Judge's avaricious lust; two star-crossed lovers caught in the maelstrom; a whole host of penny-dreadful Victorian dregs, and of course, Sweeney Todd's gruesome, bloody and unquenchable quest for revenge.

There are eight parts for men:

• Sweeney Todd - the Demon Barber, 30-50s
• Anthony Hope - a young sea captain, 20-30s
• Beadle - a thuggish policeman, 30-50s+
• Judge Turpin - a corrupt Judge, 30-50s+
• Tobias Ragg - a young boy of about 12 years old; a real 'Artful Dodger' cheeky, cockney chappie
• A Balding Man - a muscular working man, 30s
• Alfredo Pirelli - a flamboyant Italian, 20-50s
• Jonas Fogg - an eccentric asylum keeper, 30-60s+

There are also three parts for women:

• A beggar woman - 30-50s
• Mrs Lovett - of the Pie Shop, 30-50s
• Johanna - a young girl of about 18 years.

The audition dates for your diary are:

• Monday 3 August 2009 at the GW Hotel (in the upstairs function room), Station Road, Swindon, SN1 1DH
• Wednesday 5 August 2009 in the Studio at the Arts Centre, Devizes Road, Old Town, Swindon, SN1 4BJ

Each audition will begin at 7.30pm.

Please see our FAQs for OTTC's philosophy towards auditions!

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street will be performed on Thursday 10 December to Saturday 12 December 2009 at the Swindon Arts Centre.

As always, OTTC holds open auditions so come along and see how you might be involved!