Ramin Karimloo & Meow Meow Rehearse Sweeney Todd at Birmingham Rep

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The new production of Stephen Sondheim's musical begins performances July 4, directed by Birmingham Rep Artistic Director Joe Murphy.

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Go inside rehearsal for the new production of Stephen Sondheim 's musical, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in the UK. Check out photos of the stars in action below!

As previously announced, Ramin Karimloo will star in the title role alongside Meow Meow who will play Mrs Lovett. David Bedella will play Judge Turpin with Shem Omari James as Anthony Hope, Jo Stephenson as Johanna, Julius D’Silva as Beadle, Jack Gibson as Tobias Ragg, Florence Andrews as Beggar Woman, Silas Wyatt-Barke as Adolfo Pirelli, and Emily Ivana Hawkins and Hadrian Delacey in the ensemble.

The production will be directed by The Rep’s Artistic Director Joe Murphy , and designed by award-winning designer Elin Steele. Performances run 4 July – 9 August.

Sweeney Todd features music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim , with a book by Hugh Wheeler , from an adaptation by Christopher Bond .

Wrongfully imprisoned for 15 years, Benjamin Barker returns to Victorian London as the mysterious barber, Sweeney Todd. Upon finding out he’s lost everything he ever loved, Sweeney swears revenge and so begins a chilling tale of murder, macabre and Mrs Lovett’s pies!

First performed on Broadway in 1979, Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler ‘s 12-time Tony Award-winning masterpiece is considered one of the greatest musicals ever written.

A razor-sharp story of retribution, this darkly comic and dramatic musical is a must-see in this new version by Rep Artistic Director, Joe Murphy .

Photo Credit: Manuel Harlan

Jack Gibson , Hadrian Delacey , Emily Ivana Hawkins, David Bedella , Silas Wyatt-Barke

The company of SWEENEY TODD

Shem Omari James, Jack Gibson , Silas Wyatt-Barke

Ramin Karimloo

Ramin Karimloo

Ramin Karimloo

Meow Meow , Ramin Karimloo

Meow Meow

Meow Meow

Joe Murphy , Robyn Grant

Florence Andrews , Ramin Karimloo

Florence Andrews , Emily Ivana Hawkins, Jo Stephenson

David Bedella

Meow Meow , Ramin Karimloo

Meow Meow

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photos-Ramin-Karimloo-and-Meow-Meow-Star-In-SWEENEY-TODD-Now-In-Rehearsal-at-Birmingham-Rep-20260617)._