Details

The Beggar's Opera was originally produced on 29 January 1728 by the Theatre Manager John Rich at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre and was the first musical show to mix dialogue with songs. A story of thieves and highwaymen, it was intended to mirror the moral degradation of society and, more particularly, to caricature the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. It ran for 62 performances, the longest run then known, and the success of the production enabled John Rich to build a new theatre in Covent Garden, the forerunner of the Royal Opera House. The Beggar's Opera was first heard of Covent Garden in 1732.

Creatives/Company

Author: John Gay
Company: Rose Bruford College
Director: David Sulkin
Design(s): Grace Brook, Karen Charles
Lighting: Paul Hornsby

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera (Opera or Operetta) production archive for QTIX code T0733324068. Details of all The Beggar's Opera archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S1876

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Inner London, Greater London
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