The Threepenny Opera - Extended Trailer

"An opera for beggars. Conceived with magnificence such as only beggars could imagine, and an economy such as only beggars could afford"

The New Wolsey Theatre's Peter Rowe and Graeae's Jenny Sealey have joined forces once again to bring you their anarchic production of Weill and Brecht's The Threepenny Opera -- adapted from John Gay's The Beggars Opera.

Presented by The New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich, Nottingham Playhouse, Birmingham Repertory Theatre, West Yorkshire Playhouse and Graeae Theatre Company.

By Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill

English translation of the dialogue by Robert David MacDonald
English translation of the lyrics by Jeremy Sams

Original German text based on Elisabeth Hauptmann's German Translation of John Gay's THE BEGGAR'S OPERA

[scotgat]

Fascists hate The Threepenny Opera. Therefore, I love The Threepenny Opera! Long live degenerate art! We need it now more than ever.

[rachelcooper]

I was lucky enough to see this, a fantastic production.

[davidbaker]

Loved it. Pity they didn't change the Cannon song to "The Syrian Army makes salami" . It would have so much more impact.