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Venue	Jermyn Street Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	14th March 2017
To	8th April 2017
When	Tue-Sat 19:30. Sat, Sun Mats 15:00. Extra midweek Mats Thu Mar17 23 and Thu Apr 6 at 15:00
Jermyn Street Theatre (V207)
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Date of change: 2 Dec 16 - T1375382484

The Frogs

Work:: The Frogs (S421992959)

The Frogs playfully explores the great challenges of human existence: confronting our fears, understanding life and death, and challenging the distractions that can prevent us from achieving our goals. This boisterously hilarious yet poignant musical follows Dionysos, Greek god of wine and drama, and his slave Xanthias on a journey to Hades to collect renowned critic and playwright George Bernard Shaw so that he may enlighten the easily misled and coerced masses of Earth. Along this journey, Dionysos and Xanthias meet Herakles, Charon, Pluto, and of course, the chorus of frogs. Then, Shakespeare shows up and starts declaiming his greatest hits; and before long he engages in a battle of words with Mr. Shaw. Who will win the honor of becoming reincarnated: The Bard or Bernard? The Frogs stays true to its heritage, mixing Aristophanic pratfall satire with a Sondheim score that swings from witty to pretty to rambunctious, but also mirrors the Greek original for the serious issue of the role of the arts in a world beset by war and folly.

Author	Aristophanes
Adapted by	Burt Shevelove
Adapted by	Nathan Lane
Music	Stephen Sondheim
Lyrics	Stephen Sondheim
Music	Jonathan Tunick (orchestration)

Production:: (T1375382484)

UK Premiere

Producer	House on the Hill Productions (in association with Jermyn Street Theatre)
Director	Grace Wessels
Musical Director	Tim Sutton
Design	Gregor Donnelly
Director	Tim McArthur

Listing:: L0952037706

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UK Premiere

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