Polly (The Heartbreak Opera) was reviewed at the Pleasance Theatre, London where it runs until 11 May 2024, and then tours until 16 May. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ This is a funny show full of excellent singing that will make you think and tap your toes while you do so.
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Greenwich Theatre debut for Polly (The Heartbreak Opera)
Bristol-based Marie Hamilton and Sharp Teeth Theatre will bring their contemporary re-imagining of John Gay’s Polly to London’s Greenwich Theatre on 14 and 15 February 2020. Inspired by Gay’s controversial sequel to the 18th century poet and dramatist’s most famous work The Beggar’s Opera, Polly (The Heartbreak Opera) re-works the story of Polly Peachum’s search […]
The Threepenny Opera – Octagon Theatre, Bolton
The Threepenny Opera continues at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton until 4 November. Star rating: three stars ★ ★ ★ ✩ ✩ In a frighteningly plausible not-too-distant future Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg are holding a referendum on capital punishment, preparations are being made for the coronation of King Charles III, and […]
The Buskers Opera – Park Theatre
The Buskers Opera continues at the Park Theatre, London until 4 June. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ In 1728, John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera debuted. A satirical sideswipe at the political figures of the day, it was one of the nascent breed of operas that dropped the sung recitative between arias, […]
Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) – West Yorkshire Playhouse and Touring
Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) continues at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds until 7 November and tours until 2 March 2016. Star rating: four stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ✩ There is always a price. If you update John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera in such a frenetic and raucous style, nuance and subtlety […]
