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THE THREEPENNY OPERA |
Title of The Play | THE THREEPENNY OPERA |
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Year of Premiere | 1956 |
Place of Premiere | Royal Court Theatre, London |
Language(s) | English |
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Director | Sam Wanamaker |
Author | Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill |
Cast | Eric Pohlmann (as J. J. Peachum), Maria Remusat, Bill Owen, Daphne Anderson, Lisa Lee, Ewan MacColl, George Cooper, Georgia Brown, Victor Baring |
Literature | Times, 10 February 1956 Spectator, 17 February 1956 Jewish Chronicle, 24 February 1956 Punch, 29 February 1956 Robert Muller: Soho - made in Germany. Picture Post, 3 March 1956 Times, 22 March 1956 |
Special notes | "Eric Pohlmann was good as Peachum." (Anthony Hartley, Spectator) Sets by Caspar Neher Conductor: Berthold Goldschmidt The production was transferred to the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 21 March 1956. |