National Theatre Live: The Threepenny Opera (2016)

4.5/10 171 min Comedy Music

Overview

As London's East End scrubs up for the coronation, Mr and Mrs Peachum gear up for a bumper day in the beggary business. Keeping tight control of the city's underground – and their daughter’s whereabouts.

Cast

Rory Kinnear

Captain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'

Rosalie Craig

Polly Peachum

Haydn Gwynne

Celia Peachum

Nick Holder

Jonathan Jeremiah Peachum

Sharon Small

Jenny Diver

Peter de Jersey

Chief Inspector 'Tiger' Brown

Debbie Kurup

Lucy Brown

George Ikediashi

The Balladeern / Pastor Kimball

Sarah Amankwah

Filch

Dominic Tighe

Robert, aka The Iceman

Jamie Beddard

Matthias, aka The Shadow

Andrew Buckley

Walter, aka The Scholar

Hammed Animashaun

Jimmy 'Retail'

Toyin Ayedun-Alase

Vixen

Rebecca Brewer

Betty

Ricky Butt

Ruby

Matt Cross

Officer Smith

Mark Carroll

Ensemble

Conor Neaves

Ensemble

Wendy Somerville

Ensemble

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