Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street1982

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond. S… more »



Sweeney Todd:
Later on, when it's dark, we'll take him to some secret place and bury him.

Nellie Lovett:
Well, of course, we could do that. I don't suppose there's any relatives going to come poking around looking for him.

Nellie Lovett:
[pause, as an idea strikes her]

Nellie Lovett:
[singing] But... You know me. Sometimes ideas just pop into me head and I keep thinking... Seems a downright shame...

Sweeney Todd:
Shame?

Nellie Lovett:
Seems an awful waste... Such a nice plump frame wot's-his-name has... had... Has... Nor it can't be traced. Business needs a lift - Debts to be erased - Think of it as thrift, as a gift... If you get my drift...

[Todd stares blankly]

Nellie Lovett:
No? Seems an awful waste. I mean, with the price of meat what it is, when you get it, IF you get it...

Sweeney Todd:
[Getting the idea] Ha!

Nellie Lovett:
Good, you got it.

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