OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Aodh Ó Domhnaill 

• Author Notes

  Aistrithe ó Die Dreigroschenoper [The Threepenny Opera] le Brecht agus Weill.

• Setting

  Cathair Londan, i measc áiteanna eile.

• Synopsis

  Macheath (Mackie Messer, or Mack the Knife) marries Polly Peachum. This displeases her father, who controls the beggars of London, and he endeavours to have Macheath hanged. But his moves are hindered by the fact that the chief of police, Tiger Brown, is Macheath's childhood friend.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  8

• Female

  8

• Total

  16

• Cast Notes

  Tá ceoltóirí agus amhránaithe san fhoireann freisin.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  01 April 2006

• Producer

  Produced by Aisteoirí Bulfin

• Original Venue

  Smock Alley Theatre
  

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