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In a world where evil goes unpunished. Money is corrupt. The law is fickle. Lowly souls remain on the poverty line. It all sounds rather familiar doesn’t it?
Macheath and Polly Peachum are newlywed, much to the dismay of her father Mr Peachum. A plan is set to catch and arrest Macheath. Through brothels, blackmail, deceit and many many women, he is eventually caught and taken to the gallows. Will he hang? Let’s see what the government decides…
“An opera for beggars. Conceived with magnificence such as only beggars could imagine, and an economy such as only beggars could afford”
A motley cast of characters reinvent this classic from the writer of The Causcasian Chalk Circle and Mother Courage, with Kurt Weill’s iconic music played live on stage by the actors themselves. Including well-known songs such as Mack the Knife and Pirate Jenny, expect a riotous musical comedy they’ll be begging to see!
