Person
Christopher Bond
Writing · Born 1945-04-19 · Sussex, England, UK
Biography
Christopher Godfrey Bond (born 19 April 1945) is a British actor, playwright and theatre director whose 1970 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 wrote this while he was resident dramatist at Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent (1970–71). Bond served as artistic director of the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (1976–78), director of Liverpool Playhouse (1981–83), and artistic director of Half Moon Theatre (1984–89). Bond currently resides in West Cornwall.
Known for

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a Musical
Story

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Theatre Play

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York Philharmonic
Theatre Play

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Writer

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Adaptation
Filmography
- 2014Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – In Concert with the New York PhilharmonicTheatre Play
- 2008Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetAdaptation
- 1995Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetWriter
- 1982Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet StreetTheatre Play
- 1980Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Scenes from the Making of a MusicalStory
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