About Lovett
Where was God when Mrs Lovett needed him?
Newly-widowed Mrs Lovett needs to find a way to survive. Using skills learned from a whaler father, a courtesan mother, and a butcher husband, Eleanor "recalibrates" her life, and her relationship with God.
An origin story set before her infamous partnership with Sweeney Todd, we discover what would later lead her to turn pie-maker.
You may think you already know Mrs Lovett, but this new play explores what made her: the brutal choices and disappointments of a life in poverty. When the difference is life or death, morality becomes a moveable feast - and Eleanor is getting hungry...
"One of the most relentless, compelling pieces of work at the Fringe... An extraordinarily powerful hour."
"A masterclass in dark theatre... This is theatre that makes you think, that challenges your assumptions, and that stays with you long after you leave."
