The Convict's Opera is coming to the Liverpool Playhouse and is expected to appeal to a wide spectrum of theatre-goers.
It comes from two of the world's most foremost theatre companies and is billed as an "hilarious new adaptation" of John Gay's classic musical The Beggar's Opera.
Stephen Jeffreys shifts the setting from the dirty underbelly of 18th century London to a creaking convict ship bound for Australia.
It is a co-production between regular Liverpool visiting company Out of Joint and Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton's Sydney Theatre Company.
The Convict’s Opera brings together an extraordinary cast of talented actor-musicians drawn from Britain and Australia directed by the renowned Max Stafford-Clark.
With a score that beautifully combines the folk tunes of the original production with some modern musical surprises The Convict's Opera this riotous theatrical journey "sets sail" from the Liverpool Playhouse on Tuesday 10 March.
Bursting with infamy, intrigue, fun and romance, the classic musical comedy gets a fantastic re-imagining.
On a ship bound for Australia a group of convicts are ordered to put on a show set in the criminal underworld of London that they’ve left far behind.
Cue stormy seas (and stormy scenes), reluctant cross-dressing and an incredible score played live on an eccentric combination of instruments.
Stephen Jeffreys who wrote The Libertine for Out of Joint and the screenplay for the movie version, recently filmed starring Johnny Depp, has written the adaptation of The Beggar's Opera.
Max Stafford-Clark brings this unique theatre event to life to evoke the atmosphere on board together with a musical arrangement from Felix Cross and choreography from John O’Connell (Moulin Rouge, Strictly Ballroom).
The cast from both sides of the earth includes Glenn Butcher (Kath and Kim) and Brian Protheroe (Saruman in Lord of the Rings at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane).
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