Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
A Complete Play Guide for AS & A Level Drama
Disturbing and dramatic in equal measure, Stephen Sondheim’s musical masterpiece explores dark and complex themes and provides students with the opportunity to interpret them through black comedy and melodrama.
Fantastically clear explanations, in-depth analysis of key dramatic and theatrical aspects, and a wealth of engaging practical and non-practical activities. Your students will know Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street inside out:
- Introductory notes and exploratory activities ensure full understanding of the social, historical, cultural, textual and theatrical contexts
- Scene-by-scene walk-through includes detailed analysis of the relevant performance aspects, with plenty of opportunity for practical investigation and independent study
- Production concepts and performance strategies cover character, design, staging, practitioners and more
- Includes indicative content for all activities to support your teaching and your students
- With key terms glossary – perfect for revision!
Specifically geared towards the AS and A Level text-based question, this comprehensive pack is your one-stop shop!
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What do teachers say about this resource? (9131)
A comprehensive and workable Complete Play Guide for A Level... I especially liked that it took a much loved tale with a long list of themes, whacky characters, devices and semiotics galore and opened them up in an easy to follow journey from outset to the written exam. The musical doesn’t take itself too seriously; it is pure entertainment with human and relatable messages throughout. That is reflected in the resource... It enhances learning in that it introduces the musical with a constant focus on exam preparation and does so in a mainly practical and often quite challenging way. It handles sensitive themes and angles appropriately and is well aimed at A Level students... It is a grid for learning a whole play text with a specific target of the relevant exam questions, and as such it has a high educational value... Varied, clear and conducive to learning, remembering and revising. It is consistently addressed to the student rather than the teacher... I am generally impressed by the overall resource.
Keywords
- A Level AQA Drama and Theatre (7262)
- A Level Drama
- A Level Drama and Theatre
- A Level Drama Play Guide
- A Level Edexcel Drama and Theatre (9DR0)
- A Level Eduqas Drama and Theatre (A690)
- A Level OCR Drama and Theatre (H459)
- A Level Play Guide
- A Level WJEC Drama and Theatre (1690)
- Analysing Performance
- Deconstructing Texts for Performance
- Set Text
- Stephen Sondheim
- Sweeney Todd
- Text in Performance
- Theatre Makers in Practice