The Beggar's Opera

Dates: 24.12.2008 to 31.1.2009. The Beggar's Opera was originally produced on 29 January 1728 by the Theatre Manager John Rich at Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre and was the first musical show to mix dialogue with songs. A story of thieves and highwaymen, it was intended to mirror the moral degradation of society and, more particularly, to caricature the then Prime Minister Sir Robert Walpole. The production of The Beggar's Opera is directed by Justin Way with designs by Kimm Kovac and Andrew Hays.

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