“Poor Thing” was, I’m sure, tricky for whoever was on lighting – a spotlight had to be separately on the two areas at the same time. Of course they weren’t equal, so working up thr first two images was a little time consuming. Mrs Lovett is telling Sweeney the story of his wife and child, with accompanying visuals. The rest will be in a second Poor Thing posting…

That is if I survive the “slings and arrows of outrageous” issues I’m confronted with in the first of tomorrow’s exposures…

SWEENEY TODD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.www.mtishows.com