9th November 2000

The Threepenny Opera
(Die 3 Groschen-Oper)

Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Germany, 1931

Run Time: 112 minutes, Certificate: ,
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Language: German

Synopsis:

This is the all-time classic version of the Bertolt Brecht play, with music and lyrics by Kurt Weill. We pass through the seedier parts of Victorian London, following the misfortunes of womanising thief 'Mack-the-Knife', charismatic gangster Fenster and good-time-girl 'Pirate Jenny', (played by Lotte Lenya).

Average score 5.17

21st Season's Programme