The Dark Behind the Curtain

'They all come' - the voice was low and gloating - 'rich and poor, old and young, they all need the barber . . . I sit them in my chair and . . . I cuts 'em! From ear to ear!'

When Jackus gets involved with the school play, he thinks it's going to be a bore. He couldn't be more wrong . . .
'This play we're doing, it's not true, is it? I mean, there never was a Sweeney Todd who killed people?'

Jackus never wanted to be in the school play, but he didn't have much choice.

Now he sees that what's unfolding on-stage is more than just acting, more than just pretend. Strange things are happening. Terrifying things.

Ghostly footprints. Unexplained whispering. The touch of a cold hand in the shadows . . .

What has been woken by the play's dark words? Can Jackus stop it, or are the actors doomed to play out the tragedy to the bitter end?