Sweeney Todd is an urban legend about a barber in London named Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who seeks revenge after being wrongly imprisoned. When he learns his wife poisoned herself, he vows to kill the judge responsible. Todd opens a barber shop and murders customers, sending their bodies to Mrs. Lovett's pie shop below. They are eventually caught and Todd is hanged while Lovett poisons herself. The story has been adapted into plays, films, and the famous 1979 Stephen Sondheim musical.

1. SweeneyToddTheDemonBarber of Fleet StreetMohamed A. – Miguel E.S

2. AboutIt's a an early example of an urban legend, createdbyJames Malcolm Rymer& Thomas PeckettPrest.This story has reached the stage, screen, audio, books…

3. StoryversionsThe original version of the tale, The String of Pearls, is set in London in 1785 and concerns the strange disappearance of a sailor named Lieutenant Thornhill, last seen entering the parlor of Mr. Sweeney Todd.Todd then poisons Mrs. Lovett before being apprehended and hanged.

4. MusicalSweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1979 musical thriller with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and libretto by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is based on the 1973 play Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street by Christopher Bond.Sweeney Todd opened on Broadway at the Uris Theatre on March 1, 1979 and ran for 557 performances. It was directed by Harold Prince with musical staging by Larry Fuller. It starred Len Cariou as Sweeney Todd and Angela Lansbury as Mrs. Lovett. The musical tells the story of Benjamin Barker, alias Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after 15 years' transportation on false charges. When he learns from his former landlady Mrs. Lovett that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by the judge who wrongly transported him (Judge Turpin by name), he vows revenge.

5. CharactersJohn Crook

6. Elmer Plummer

7. Thomas Pecket Prest

8. Frank Raymond

9. MargeryLovett

10. SweeneyToddJohn CrookJohn Crook is a cutler. His job consist in sell and repair all kinds of cutting instruments, from kitchen knives to swords, but mostly he specialise in razors.He has a shop in Holborn, London called Pistol and C.

11. Elmer PlummerElmer Plummeris a barber at NewgatePrison, he is a prisonerforself. He wasserving a four-yearsentencefortheft at the time of SweeneyTodd’sarrival. He made a good living in theprision, thankstothelargenumber of richprisioner.Elmer taughthisfriendSweenyhowto be a barber and howtosteal.

12. Thomas Pecket PrestThomas is a witteronFleet Street. He’sinterested in SweeneyafterhisarrivalonFleet Street, and he writted a bookabouthim.

13. Frank RaymondFrank wasthereporterfortheDailyCourantduringthe trial of SweeneyTodd.In hisentirecareer as a reporter, he neversawsuchexcitementfor a criminal trial.

14. MargeryLovettShe’s his first husband died under mysterious circumstances. She had a Bakery on Fleet Street and she became very popular because she used the human meat of Sweeney for made the pies. She poisoned himself when she was arrested with Sweeney by the police.