Sweeney Todd Analysis
Sweeney Todd Critique
SPACE:
A) The stage was quite large with a multi-level set.
B) The set was dimly lit before the show and eerie music was playing to create a spooky atmosphere.
C) Before the show, I could tell that there was going to be a lot of shady actions taking place due to the appearance of the dingy street setting.
D) Sweeney Todd took place on a proscenium stage, where the audience was looking in upon the scene as if a wall were missing.
E) The space seemed to have adequately met the needs for the production, because the set was very tall and involved several methods of moving from level to level.
SCENERY:
A) The set consisted of several run-down store fronts with very dim lighting and an early 20th century London feel. The top level of the set held the barber shop near stage right, and a bedroom balcony at stage left. The bottom level housed the bakery and the basement of the bakery, which included a glowing fire oven.
B) The age and nature of the buildings hinted at the setting and time of the story. The implied shadiness of the set foreshadowed about the nature of the characters.
C) The colors of the set involved many shades of grey and brown, with the inclusion of red lighting at times.
D) The designer was very successful in the set design, because it was easy to visualize the intended setting due to the use of area lighting. When a portion of the set was not involved in the scene, it was blacked out making it easier to focus on the scene at hand.
E) I felt that the bright red lighting shining from the oven was very symbolic, in that it went hand-in-hand with a shrill sound effect that was played every time a character was killed. The lighting and the sounds symbolized Sweeney Todd’s revenge.
COSTUMES:
A) The beggar woman’s costume portrayed that she was homeless due to the dirty rags that made up her dress. The style of clothing (length and material of the dress) hinted at the time as well. Pirelli’s costume was very
SPACE:
A) The stage was quite large with a multi-level set.
B) The set was dimly lit before the show and eerie music was playing to create a spooky atmosphere.
C) Before the show, I could tell that there was going to be a lot of shady actions taking place due to the appearance of the dingy street setting.
D) Sweeney Todd took place on a proscenium stage, where the audience was looking in upon the scene as if a wall were missing.
E) The space seemed to have adequately met the needs for the production, because the set was very tall and involved several methods of moving from level to level.
SCENERY:
A) The set consisted of several run-down store fronts with very dim lighting and an early 20th century London feel. The top level of the set held the barber shop near stage right, and a bedroom balcony at stage left. The bottom level housed the bakery and the basement of the bakery, which included a glowing fire oven.
B) The age and nature of the buildings hinted at the setting and time of the story. The implied shadiness of the set foreshadowed about the nature of the characters.
C) The colors of the set involved many shades of grey and brown, with the inclusion of red lighting at times.
D) The designer was very successful in the set design, because it was easy to visualize the intended setting due to the use of area lighting. When a portion of the set was not involved in the scene, it was blacked out making it easier to focus on the scene at hand.
E) I felt that the bright red lighting shining from the oven was very symbolic, in that it went hand-in-hand with a shrill sound effect that was played every time a character was killed. The lighting and the sounds symbolized Sweeney Todd’s revenge.
COSTUMES:
A) The beggar woman’s costume portrayed that she was homeless due to the dirty rags that made up her dress. The style of clothing (length and material of the dress) hinted at the time as well. Pirelli’s costume was very