Half a Sixpence

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Event Half a Sixpence
Venue Opera House, New Plymouth, New Zealand
First Date 1978
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Based on H.G. Wells's novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul. Arthur Kipps is an orphan who unexpectedly inherits a fortune, and climbs the social ladder before losing everything and realizing that you just can't buy happiness.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sonia Draper Choreographer
Yvonne Saunders Director
David Heneker Music and Lyrics Librettist
Shirley Murphy Musical Director
Text Nationality England
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 197655