- Produced by Buskers Opera
- Price £16.50 previews, £20-25 main run
- Get ready for a Millenial take on the Beggar’s Opera
- Bring along anyone charting Dougal Irvine’s rise to the top as one of the hottest emerging writers in UK theatre
- Surf to Tickets (via Park Theatre)
- See you at Park Theatre
With the ever-influential media operating twenty-four-seven, capital punishment needs to find a new method of delivery...
Inspired by The Beggar’s Opera by John Gray, Dougal Irvine’s new musical examines political correctness with reckless abandon and stellar tunes to redefine a golden age, as we’re transported back, four years in time, to London 2012.
The world is watching. Can the city deliver the greatest Olympics ever? Pulling the strings is media mogul, broadcaster and puppet master, Jeremiah Peachum. Together with his star of the show, Lockitt, the Mayor of London, they are perfectly placed to capitalise on Team GB's gold and drive their political agenda across the finish line.
Enter satirical street busker Macheath and his gang of dissenters ‘The Ninety Nine Percenters’. They're the talk of the town - out to take the fat cats down - and it’s working! This time, Mac may have bitten off more than he can chew. But it's the twenty first century - you can’t kill a man for singing a few songs, drinking a few beers, inciting political activism in hundreds of thousands of people and sleeping with your daughter. Or can you?
Running from 28th April to 4th June.
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COMPETITION: Win 1x pair of tickets to attend The Buskers Opera at Park Theatre at 19:30, Friday, 6 May. To enter the competition, send an email to jamie@run-riot.com with the correct answer in the ‘subject’ line. The winner will be randomly selected.
Q: What traditional musical is The Buskers Opera based on?
A: .1) The Baker’s Opera .2) The Butcher’s Opera .3) The Beggar's Opera .4) The Bonker’s Opera
