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'''Sweeney Todd''' is a fictional villain immortalised in the 1979 [[Broadway]] musical, "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and later released as a motion picture starring [[Johnny Depp]]. The play is based on folklore dating back to the 19th Century and is set in [[London]].

'''Sweeney Todd''' is a fictional villain immortalized in the 1979 [[Broadway]] musical, "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by [[Stephen Sondheim]] and later released as a motion picture starring [[Johnny Depp]]. The play is based on folklore dating back to the 19th Century and is set in [[London]].

It is sometimes claimed that the Sweeney Todd story is based upon fact, but no evidence of this has ever been found. It is far more likely that the play was based on "penny dreadful" horror stories sold in [[Victorian]] times.

It is sometimes claimed that the Sweeney Todd story is based upon fact, but no evidence of this has ever been found. It is far more likely that the play was based on "penny dreadful" horror stories sold in [[Victorian]] times.

During the musical Todd continually runs into a beggar lady: what he does not know (and Mrs. Lovett does) is that the lady is Lucy, who after her assault goes insane.

During the musical Todd continually runs into a beggar lady: what he does not know (and Mrs. Lovett does) is that the lady is Lucy, who after her assault goes insane.

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