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TADS Future Productions
Additional events are listed in the Diary Page
Threepenny Opera
TADS will present The
Threepenny Opera
as their next major production in 2012
at the Roses Theatre, directed by Oonagh Hughes. The
production dates have changed and will now be Friday 18 & Saturday 19 May 2012. Evening
performances will be at 7:30pm and the Saturday matinée at 2:30pm.
There are several version of The Threepenny Opera available; Oonagh has selected the version with:
- Music by Kurt Weill
- Book and lyrics by Bertolt Brecht
- English adaptation by Marc Blitzstein
Most of the parts have now been cast:
| Mac the Knife (MacHeath) |
Greg Aston
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| Mr Peachum |
Richard Hughes
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| Narrator |
Geoff Guy
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| Tiger Brown |
Geoff Matthews
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| Smith (the Warder) |
Tom Burgess
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| The Reverend Kimble |
Geoff Guy
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| Constables |
Paul Hendry
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| Bob the Saw (MacHeath's gang member) |
Paul Hendry
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| Crookfinger Jake (MacHeath's gang member) |
Richard Wood
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| Readymoney Matt (MacHeath's gang member) |
Jon Wagstaffe
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| Lucy Brown |
Michelle Smart
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| Polly Peachum |
Vicki Wagstaffe
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| Mrs Celia Peachum |
Louise Toft
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| Jenny |
Debbie Lannen
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| Filch |
Michelle Smart
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| Betty (a whore) |
Gemma
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| Dolly (a whore) |
Maya Hughes
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| Molly (a whore) |
Jane Hughes
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| Coaxer (a whore) |
Kelly Portman
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| Beggars |
Pip Devine
Julie Portman Gill Jennings
Sally Watson |
There are still some places in the chorus as beggars, whores and gang members.
Contact Oonagh if you would like to be considered for a part.
The latest rehearsal schedule can be found here.
The get in, Technical & Dress rehearsals will be on the Sunday before the production, the 13th May.
A copy of the script including the musical score of the melody (only) of each song can be found by following this link This is large at about 7.5MB. Please note that this script is covered by copyright so you are not allowed to copy or print it. It is for reference only. To access it you will need to supply the usual TADS
username & password
An overview of the musical numbers and characters can be found here
Examples of the musical numbers being performed can be found here
The production roles have been given to:
| Oonagh Hughes |
director & production secretary |
| TBC | musical director |
| Martin Oakes | lighting design |
| Ian Toft |
sound |
| TBC | publicity, marketing & front-of-house manager |
| Beth Leibrandt | overall designer |
| Richard Hughes |
set creator |
| Candy Bradford |
costumes. |
| Cookie |
Stage Manager |
| Brenda Read-Brown |
ASM and props |
| Paul Roberts |
Backstage crew |
If you would like to be involved either on the stage or back stage you can contact Oonagh at 3d-o@tads.org.uk