Christopher Bond
Encyclopedia
Christopher Godfrey Bond (born 1945) is a British
playwright
whose 1973
retelling of the Victorian
tale Sweeney Todd
formed the basis of Stephen Sondheim
's musical of the same name
, with book by Hugh Wheeler
. He currently lives in West Cornwall.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
whose 1973
retelling of the Victorian
Victorian era
The Victorian era of British history was the period of Queen Victoria's reign from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. It was a long period of peace, prosperity, refined sensibilities and national self-confidence...
tale Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as then antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls and he was later introduced as an antihero in the broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation...
formed the basis of Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
's musical of the same name
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street is a 1936 British film produced and directed by George King.-Plot:The film features Tod Slaughter in one of his most famous roles as barber Sweeney Todd. Sweeney Todd was wrongly sentenced to life in prison. After his release 15 years later, he begins...
, with book by Hugh Wheeler
Hugh Wheeler
Hugh Callingham Wheeler was an English-born playwright, screenwriter, librettist, poet, and translator. He resided in the United States from 1934 until his death and became a naturalized citizen in 1942. He had attended London University.Under the noms de plume Patrick Quentin, Q...
. He currently lives in West Cornwall.
Plays
- Mutiny (1970)
- Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1970)
- Simple Simon (1971)
- Not So Simple Simon (1971)
- Shem's Boat (1971)
- Downright Hooligan (1972)
- Judge Jeffreys (1973)
- Tarzan's Last Stand (1973)
- The Country Wife (1974)
- Under New Management (1975)
- The Cantril Tales (1975)
- The Adventures of Finn McCool (1976)
- George (1976)
- Good Soldier Scouse (1976)
- Scum:Death, Destruction, and Dirty Washing (1976)
- The Beggars Opera (1977)
- Tale of Two Cities (1981)
- Gone To Jesus (1982)
- Dracula (1984)
- Spend, Spend, Spend (1985)
- All the Fun of the Fair (1986)
- El Sid (1988)
- Mysterie of Maria Marten (1991)
- Roll With the Punches (1996)
- The Blood of Dracula (1997)
- Alice on the Underground (2004)
- Hubble Bubble (2004)
- Don Quixote Rides Again (2005)
- It's A Fine Life! (2006)