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Michael Peavoy, Neil Marcus and Paul Tyrer & Jamie Clark for Buskers Opera Ltd in association with Park Theatre present the World Premiere of
The Buskers Opera
“This is the best and most original British musical score since Bend it Like Beckham”
★ ★ ★ ★ Mark Shenton [The Stage]
“Dangerously Funny”
Baz Bamigboye [Daily Mail]
“A kind of pint-sized Hamilton for the London street”
Edward Seckerson
“whiplash smart”
Guardian
“May just be the best new Musical of the Year”
★ ★ ★ ★ MusicalTheatreReview
“Potential Masterpiece”
★ ★ ★ ★ ReviewHub
“Park Theatre must be commended for bringing such a politically charged and adventurous show to its central stage”
★ ★ ★ ★ Theatre Bubble
“An accomplished production with an impressive cast”
Gay Star News
“music & lyrics to usher in a new age of musical theatre”
The Upcoming
“An Exciting Vibrant New Musical”
Official London Theatre
The Buskers Opera - Opening Night Reaction! from Michael Peavoy on Vimeo.
Inspired by The Beggar's Opera by John Gay
“The future’s ripe for those who mix
Their artistry with politics”
London 2012. The world is watching. Can the city deliver the greatest Olympics ever? Pulling the strings is media mogul, broadcaster and puppet master, Jeremiah Peachum. Together with his star of the show, Lockitt, the Mayor of London, they are perfectly placed to capitalise on Team GB's gold and drive their political agenda across the finish line.
Enter satirical street busker Macheath and his gang of dissenters ‘The Ninety Nine Percenters’. They're the talk of the town - out to take the fat cats down - and it’s working! This time, Mac may have bitten off more than he can chew. But it's the twenty first century - you can’t kill a man for singing a few songs, drinking a few beers, inciting political activism in hundreds of thousands of people and sleeping with your daughter. Or can you?
With the ever-influential media operating twenty-four-seven, capital punishment needs to find a new method of delivery...
The Buskers Opera is fresh from the pen of one of the hottest writers emerging in UK theatre, Dougal Irvine, whose catalogue of work includes Departure Lounge, The Snow Queen, Teddy,The Other School, In Touch and Britain’s Got Bhangra. Expect a reckless abandon of political correctness and some top class tunes to redefine a golden age.
Cast includes: David Burt, Natasha Cottriall, Ishmael Gander, Simon Kane, George Maguire, John McCrea, Maimuna Memon, Giovanna Ryan and Lauren Samuels.
