The Threepenny Opera

T1072323341
In a world run by beggars, thieves, crooks and whores the only way to survive is violence and cruelty. Criminal ringleader Macheath has secretly married the daughter of the ruler of the beggars and his many 'wives', girlfriends and whores have to decide whether they are better off with or without him. Everyone betrays everyone else as there can be no loyalty amongst the downtrodden. Macheath's seductive journey through Brecht's Threepenny underworld will highlight the gender issues and conflicts in addition to the more obvious class struggles as he attempts to skilfully sidestep the gallows.

Music	Kurt Weill
Book by	Bertolt Brecht
Lyrics	Bertolt Brecht

Archive :: production:T1072323341, opera or operetta:S2106, venue:V352

Performance

Venue	Drayton Court Theatre
Town	Outer London
County	Greater London
From	2nd June 1999
To	24th June 1999
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Company

Director	Fraser Grant
Adapted by	Marc Blitzstein
Performer	Adam Lee
Performer	Samantha Dowson
Performer	Douglas Arbuckle
Performer	Wendy Rae
Performer	Fiona Steele
Performer	Amy Finnegan
Performer	David Saltom
Performer	John Brenner
Performer	Graham Mackay-Bruce
Performer	Hazel Cross
Performer	Joanna Watson

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