Details

A melodrama with songs. Guys and Dolls meets The Threepenny Opera in this musical melodrama set in a mythical Chicago of the 1920s. A vicious and incompetent gang of criminals collides head on with the reforming zeal of the Salvation Army and the sparks ignite an unlikely romance between the leader of the gang, Bill Cracker, and the hellfire preacher, Hallelujah Lil. As the plot twists through some outlandish coincidences, the two sides discover they have more in common than they could have imagined and finally unite in an outrageously Happy End. In this, this, their second collaboration, Brecht and Weill mix love story, melodrama, music hall and thriller to create popular entertainment with some classic Kurt Weill songs.

Cast/Performers

Alasdair Harvey, Tim Barton, Emanuel Brierly, Abigail Canton, Lobo Chan, Leon Felgate, Gil Kolirin, Lesley Lightfoot, Frank Obeng, Giles Oldershaw, Anna Scaife, Ruth Shearing, Emma Sterry, Tracy Wiles

Creatives/Company

Lyrics: Bertolt Brecht
Music: Kurt Weil
Company: Thirsty Dog Theatre

Happy End

Happy End (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01398087955. Details of all Happy End archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S3516

Archive Listings

14 May 02
to
8 Jun 02

Central Space Theatre
Inner London, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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