The Busker's Opera

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Event The Busker's Opera
Venue Playhouse, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Melbourne International Arts Festival 2004
First Date 20 October 2004
Last Date 24 October 2004
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Imagine a diverse group of buskers, gypsies and assorted riffraff gathering to put on a tatty show based around John Gay's 18th-century work, 'The Beggar's Opera', and using a battered copy of his original script. For music, Gay simply used popular tunes of his time. This is exactly what this group does.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Satire
Subjects Satire
Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Robert Lepage Director
Kevin McCoy Dramaturg/e
Martin Belanger Musical Director
John Gay Writer
Resources
Text Nationality Canada
Production Nationality Canada
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Brochure Melbourne International Arts Festival 2004
Review
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 66014