SWEENEY TODD, A SENSE OF SIN

Toronto radio-drama troupe Scenario Productions, under the direction of founders Mark Bornstein and Nick Desando, unearthed a vault of lost CBC radio dramas from the 1940s and '50s. Among these are a number of recordings from the Canadian broadcasters' flagship program, "The Stage Series." The 1947 production of SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET is too melodramatic--even for a melodrama--and the recording is poorly preserved, making it a difficult listen. Included is the hour-long thriller A SENSE OF SIN, starring Christopher Plummer. S.E.S. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/NOV 00]