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The threepenny opera
Title
The threepenny opera / by Bertolt Brecht (author), Simon Stephens (adapted by) and National Theatre.
ISBN
9781350934610
Edition
Unabridged.
Distribution
London : Bloomsbury Publishing, [2016]
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (4 hr., 53 min., 26 sec.)) : sound, colour
Local Notes
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Notes
THE THREEPENNY OPERA by Bertolt Brecht (text/lyrics) and Kurt Weill (music) in collaboration with Elisabeth Hauptmann in a new adaptation by Simon Stephens.
Director, Rufus Norris ; Designer, Vicki Mortimer ; Music Director, David Shrubsole ; Choreographer, Imogen Knight ; Lighting Designer, Paule Constable ; Sound Designer, Paul Arditti ; Fight Directors, Rachel Brown-Williams & Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-Annie Ltd.
Recorded through National Theatre Live on 22nd September, 2016 from the Olivier Theatre in London.
In English. English closed captions available. No subtitles. Transcript available.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 29, 2022).
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Summary
"London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, the police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight. Mr and Mrs Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn't come home last night. Mack the Knife is back in town. A landmark of twentieth-century musical theatre, The Threepenny Opera comes to the National Theatre in a bold new production."--Provided by publisher.
Variant and related titles
Drama Online - National Theatre Collection 2.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 08, 2022
Credits
Director, Rufus Norris ; Designer, Vicki Mortimer ; Music Director, David Shrubsole ; Choreographer, Imogen Knight ; Lighting Designer, Paule Constable ; Sound Designer, Paul Arditti ; Fight Directors, Rachel Brown-Williams & Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-Annie Ltd.
Performers
MUSICIANS: David Shrubsole (Piano / harmonium), Andy Findon (Flute / piccolo / clarinet / soprano, alto & baritone saxophones), Christian Forshaw (Clarinet / bassoon / soprano & tenor saxophones), Sarah Campbell (Trumpet 1), Richard Hart (Trombone / double bass), Sarah Freestone (Banjo / cello / guitar / Hawaiian guitar / mandolin), Martin Briggs (Timpani / percussion / trumpet 2), Ian Watson (Bandoneon / harmonium).
Cast
CAST: George Ikediashi (Reverend Kimball / Balladeer), Rory Kinnear (Captain Macheath, AKA 'Mack the Knife'), Nick Holder (Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum), Sarah Amankwah (Filch), Haydn Gwynne (Celia Peachum), Rosaline Craig (Polly Peachum), Dominic Tighe (Robert, AKA The Iceman), Jamie Beddard (Matthias, AKA The Shadow), Andrew Buckley (Walter, AKA The Scholar), Hammed Animashaun (Jimmy 'Retail'), Peter de Jersey (Chief Inspector 'Tiger' Brown), Sharon Small (Jenny Diver), Toyin Ayedun-Alase (Vixen), Rebecca Brewer (Betty), Ricky Butt (Ruby), Matt Cross (Officer Smith), Debbie Krup (Lucy Brown), Mark Caroll (Ensemble), Conor Neaves (Ensemble), Wendy Somerville (Ensemble) Other parts played by members of the Company.
Audience
Age recommendation: 15+ (strong language & adult themes)
Subjects
Genre/Form
Musical films.
Filmed performances.
Theatrical adaptations.
Internet videos.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
National Theatre (Great Britain), production company.
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