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Sweeney Todd Term 3

8 - 9 August 2023

In the Drama Theatre

Stages 5 - 6

Attend the deliciously dark tale of Sweeney Todd. A gruesome story of a man who is living life by the razor’s edge. Students can experience Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award®-winning musical theatre thriller, Sweeney Todd, starring Ben Mingay (Hacksaw Ridge) and Helpman award nominee Antoinette Halloran (Mary and Max), directed by celebrated Australian opera and musical theatre director Stuart Maunder – this is a horror operetta you don’t want to miss.

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Attend the tale of Sweeney Todd

There once was a barber who had it all; a happy life, a beautiful wife – until it all ended in bitter strife. The barber Benjamin Barker loses it all in one savage act of treachery. Now known as Sweeney Todd, he's slicing his way through Victorian London in search of vengeance with his twisted baker-in-crime, Mrs. Lovett, by his side.

Starring the talented Ben Mingay (Hacksaw Ridge) and Antoinette Halloran (Mary and Max), and directed by the critically acclaimed Stuart Maunder. This eight-time Tony Award®-winning Stephen Sondheim musical thriller will leave you on the razor’s edge of your seat.

So come on in if you dare. This production is as close as you'll want to get to London’s most notorious serial killer.

Presented by Sydney Opera House in association with Victorian Opera.

 

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Excursions at the Opera House

A Day Out at the House

Offer your students to an unforgettable day out at the Sydney Opera House with our new curated program. Students can attend a Creative Learning Performance or Workshop onsite accompanied by a Walking Tour of our internationally renowned performing arts centre, all in time to back by the final school bell.

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Arts Assist

Does your School need financial assistance to attend a Sydney Opera House excursion?

Schools Tour

Filled with stories that demonstrate the power of creativity, students join a guided tour to learn how architect Jørn Utzon created a sculpture on Sydney Harbour that changed the course of 20th century architecture.

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