The Convict's Opera
by Stephen Jeffreys

The Convict's Opera Book Cover
The Convict's Opera Cover

Synopsis

A funny, sexy, scurrilous adaptation of the play Bertolt Brecht made into The Threepenny Opera.

On board a convict ship to Australia, the prisoners stage their own version of John Gay's eighteenth-century romp-with-song, The Beggar's Opera, finding it easy to identify with the villainous but charming hero, Macheath.

Themes

Performance

Cast

A medium cast size of 10 total roles, 4 female and 6 male roles.

Publication

Year Published
2009
ISBN 10
1848420153
ISBN 13
9781848420151
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Illustrated
Print Length
96 pages
Place Published
London
Language
English
LCCN
2009358881
LCC
PR6060.E424 C66 2008
Print
The Convict's Opera is a British play written by and published by Nick Hern Books in London, 2009. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9781848420151 and an ISBN-10 of 1848420153.

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