This is a new script where the original Beggar’s Opera by John Gay was incorporated into the Three Penny Opera that was adapted from it by Elizabeth Hauptman and directed by Brecht.

Set in London at the coronation of Queen Victoria, the brutal highwayman Macheath, commonly known as Mack the Knife, has returned to London to run his gang and woo Polly Peachum, the daughter of the Beggar King in a sham marriage to get his vast sums of cash. Peachum and his wife try and thwart Macheath’s plot with the help of Pirate Jenny who runs the towns prostitutes. They are both assisted and thwarted by the corrupt police force and disgruntled gang members, the musical play is outrageously funny and politically thought provoking with its comments on modern society and struggle of living on the edge of society.

Director: Steen
Musical Director: Paul Hamilton
Choreographer: Flower Curran
Stage Manager: Jaime Petersen
Stage Crew: Blake Hoole
Technical: Corey Potter & Rory Holloway

Keyboard 1: Paul Hamilton
Keyboard 2: Er-Chih Li
Keyboard 3: Adele Masters

Macheath - Alex Perritt
Jenny Prowler - Monique Barrios
Reverend Peachum - Damien Evans
Mrs Peachum - Cathy Bates
Polly Peachum - Zoe Rose
Lucy Brown - Megan Cracknell
Lockit Brown - Nick Perritt
Smith - Andrew Cremen
Warden - Rodney Parker
Dolly Trull - Gillian Meers
Mrs Vixen - Kahlia Lane
Mrs Coaxer - Olivia Harris
Betty Doxy - Marissa Lucas
Mollie Brazen - Laura Williams
Sukie Tawdrie - Gianna Cheung
Filch - Ihaka Jones
Benny Budge - Morgan Daniels
Jimmy Twitcher - Ethan Thomas
Kid Sykes - Wylie Lucas
Crook Fingered Jack - Nathan Edwards
Watt Dreary - Saffron Moss
Gaoler - Jeremy Ainsworth