A theatre production of the popular Johnny Depp film will be staged at the Memorial Hall in Colwyn Bay later this year.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street will take to the stage from October 25-28, and is being put on by Ballyhoo Theatre Company, a brand new venture for out of work or experience-seeking performers based in North Wales following a shortage of opportunities for artists after the pandemic.

A collection of professional performers, industry professionals and performers early on in their professional journeys have teamed together to stage what promises to be a mouth-watering production of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical from 1979.

Highly popularised by the 2007 film starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, Ballyhoo are aiming to remind people what attending the theatre to see a show feels like after what seems like a distant memory before the pandemic.

Ballyhoo Artistic Director Luke Bevan thanked those involved with the production, saying: “This musical may be best known to you thanks to the film version starring Johnny Depp but the staging of such a musical has been made possible by the positive ‘can do’ attitude of performers who are making their own opportunities happen in these difficult times.”

Tickets for the show are £17, and can be bought for each of the days here.