Tomorrow La Scala! Explained

Tomorrow La Scala!
Director:	Francesca Joseph
Producer:	Ruth Caleb
Starring:	Jessica Hynes
Cinematography:	Gerry Floyd
Editing:	St. John O'Rorke
Runtime:	108 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Tomorrow La Scala! is a 2002 British comedy film directed by Francesca Joseph and starring Jessica Hynes. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] It was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama in 2003.

Plot

An opera company puts on a production of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in a prison.

Cast

• Jessica Hynes as Victoria (as Jessica Stevenson)
• Samantha Spiro as Jayney (Mrs. Lovett)
• Shaun Dingwall as Kevin
• Kulvinder Ghir as Rajiv
• Karl Johnson as Sydney
• Dudley Sutton as Dennis
• Mel Raido as Jordan
• Daniel Evans as Jonny Atkins
• Ian Burfield as Walter
• Lucy Bates as Lily (Joanna)
• Bruce Byron as Thomas
• Kevin Dignam as Mikey
• Helene Kvale as The Journalist
• Brenda Longman as Julia (Beggar Woman)
• Phelim McDermott as Cliff
• David Oyelowo as Charlie
• Steven Page as Miles (Sweeney Todd)
• Richard Van Allan as Eugene (The Judge)
• Byron Watson as Dick (Anthony)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Festival de Cannes: Tomorrow La Scala! . 1 November 2009. festival-cannes.com.