Captain Macheath
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May 18, 2016 · Performance date: 28 Aug 2016. 1 / 18. In this bold new production at the National Theatre, Rory Kinnear starred as Macheath in Bertolt Brecht’s classic The Threepenny Opera. Based on Simon Stephen’s stimulating new black comedy translation of the original book and lyrics, this new Nation.
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- October 1, 2016
- National Theatre, Upper Ground, London, SE1 9PX
- May 18, 2016
National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera: Directed by Rufus Norris, Nick Wickham. With Rory Kinnear, Rosalie Craig, Haydn Gwynne, Sarah Amankwah. As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business.
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- Comedy, Musical
- Rufus Norris, Nick Wickham
- 2016-09-22
Aug 23, 2016 · Mack the Knife is back in town.A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.London scr...
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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.
The cast features Sarah Amankwah, Hammed Animashaun, Toyin Ayedun-Alase, Jamie Beddard, Rebecca Brewer, Andrew Buckley, Ricky Butt, Mark Carroll, Rosalie Craig, Matt Cross, Peter De Jersey, Haydn Gwynne, Nick Holder, George Ikediashi, Rory Kinnear, Debbie Kurup, Conor Neaves, Sharon Small, Wendy Somerville and Dominic Tighe.
Rufus Norris directs with design by Vicki Mortimer, music direction by David Shrubsole, choreography by Imogen Knight, lighting design by Paule Constable, sound design by Paul Arditti and fight direction by Rachel Bown-Williams and Ruth Cooper-Brown of RC-ANNIE Ltd.
★★★★ “Enjoyably raucous. Rory Kinnear’s really on song in this enticingly sleazy revival.” Evening Standard ★★★★ “Grimy, filthy, and tremendously good fun.“ Time Out ★★★★“A snarling, sexy beast of a show” Independent
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Rory Kinnear is Mack the Knife in a new version of this landmark twentieth-century musical, broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s classic musical theatre piece is adapted by Simon Stephens (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) and directed by Rufus Norris (Everyman, London Road).As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation ...
Rory Kinnear is Mack the Knife in a new version of this landmark twentieth-century musical, broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre. Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill’s classic musical theatre piece is adapted by Simon Stephens ( The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ) and directed by Rufus Norris ( Everyman, London Road ).
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