Details

Satirical look at opera and the upper classes. The opera is set around the love of an innocent girl, daughter of criminal parents, for a highwayman. Contains such great lines as "hang your husband and be dutiful", "do you think your mother and I would have been happy had we been married?". The Beggar's Opera website.

Cast/Performers

Sue Anderson, Andrew Bain, Nathalie Brandon, David Cade, Declan Hamilton, Kirsty Hoiles

Creatives/Company

Author: John Gay
Company: First Rung Theatre
Director(s): Jacqueline Nichols, Simon Gray (music)
Design: Charlotte Cridlan
Choreographer: David Samuel