| New Zealand Opera - Sweeney Todd Reviews | 25 April 2024 |
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (Sweeney Todd)
Joel Granger (Tobias Ragg), Antoinette Halloran (Mrs Lovett)
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Amelia Berry (Johanna Baker), James Benjamin Rodgers (Antony Hope)
Helen Medlyn (Beggar Woman)
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Sweeney ToddNew Zealand OperaNo. of reviews: 9 | |
A gritty and wonderfully stylised production |
 15 Oct 16 / Broadway World |
Rhodes' performance as the Demon Barber was the stuff of which goosebumps are made |
| 13 Oct 16 / The Press |
NZ Opera's Sweeney Todd brings blood and guts centre stage |
| 30 Sep 16 / Stuff |
New Zealand Opera has finally jumped the divide between classical opera and the stage musical |
| 24 Sep 16 / National Business Review |
Be ready for a few frights, some questionable humour and to be singing The Ballad of Sweeney Todd all the way home |
| 21 Sep 16 / Stuff |
NZ Opera's new 'Sweeney Todd' recipe a slice of success |
| 20 Sep 16 / NewstalkZB |
Broadway opera Sweeney Todd at its macabre best |
| 19 Sep 16 / New Zealand Herald |
A dark and exciting Sweeney Todd |
| 19 Sep 16 / The Opera Critic |
NZ Opera’s Sweeney Todd is disgustingly delightful |
| 18 Sep 16 / NewsHub |
Production details
Cast
Rhodes, Halloran, Rodgers, Berry, Granger, Rhodes, Glover, Medlyn, Tucker, Ioelu
(c) Northey (d) Maunder
Performance dates
17, 18(m), 21, 23, 24, 30 September, 1, 2(m), 4, 5, 12, 13, 14, 15(m), 15 October 2016 (Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch)
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