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The Beggar's Opera (Turner/Gay)

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  12w, 20m

John Gay, David Turner, Roy Darby

Adapted by David Turner from John Gay's play
New arrangements of traditional airs by Roy Darby

John Gay's famous "opera of the people" has been adapted for modern use. All the essential ingredients of the story are there-- Macheath's love of women and Polly's and Lucy's fight over him; Peachum's selling of Macheath to the law; Macheath's escape and re-capture and his eventual pardon so a happ…

The Beggar's Opera (Turner/Gay)

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    12w, 20m

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John Gay's famous "opera of the people" has been adapted for modern use. All the essential ingredients of the story are there-- Macheath's love of women and Polly's and Lucy's fight over him; Peachum's selling of Macheath to the law; Macheath's escape and re-capture and his eventual pardon so a happy ending can be achieved. The settings are simple without complicated set changes.
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  • Orchestra Size Piano Only

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John Gay

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David Turner

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Roy Darby

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