Performance

Venue	Open Air Theatre
Town	West End
County	Greater London
From	23rd June 2011
Opened	28th June 2011
To	23rd July 2011
When	19:45. Thu, Sat Mats 14:15. No Mats Jun11 23, 25, 30. Extra Mat Jun11 28 at 14:15
Prices	From £19.00. To £46.00.
What is currently on at Open Air Theatre (V403)

The Beggar's Opera

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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.

Author

John Gay

Archive :: production:T01065849883, opera or operetta:S1876, venue:V403

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Company

Director	Lucy Bailey
Design	William Dudley
Music	Roddy Skeaping (original music arrangement)
Director	Maxine Doyle (movement)
Lighting	Oliver Fenwick
Sound	Mike Walker
Director	Terry King (fight)
Director	Guy Unsworth (assistant)
Performer	Phil Daniels (Mr Lockit)
Performer	David Caves (Macheath)
Performer	Beverly Rudd (Lucy Lockit)
Performer	Tim Frances (Mr Peachum)
Performer	Janet Fullerlove (Mrs Peachum)
Performer	Flora Spencer-Longhurst (Polly Peachum)
Performer	Akiya Henry (Suky Tawdry)
Performer	Lucie Skeaping (Jenny Diver)
Performer	Karen Anderson (Mrs Traipes' Assistant)
Performer	Jack Bannell (Ben Budge)
Performer	Keith Dunphy (Matt of the Mint)
Performer	Oliver Hoare (Filch)
Performer	Rob McNeil (Gang)
Performer	Fernanda Prata (Woman of the Town)
Performer	Vinicius Salles (Gang)
Performer	Frank Scantori (Jailer / Mrs Traipes)

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