The read
It runs long at 2h 51m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb8.3/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- John GayWriter
- Nick WickhamDirector
Cast
- Rory KinnearCaptain Macheath, aka 'Mac the Knife'
- Rosalie CraigPolly Peachum
- Haydn GwynneCelia Peachum
- Nick HolderJonathan Jeremiah Peachum
- Sharon SmallJenny Diver
- Peter de JerseyChief Inspector 'Tiger' Brown
- Debbie KurupLucy Brown
- George IkediashiThe Balladeern / Pastor Kimball
- Sarah AmankwahFilch
- Dominic TigheRobert, aka The Iceman
- Jamie BeddardMatthias, aka The Shadow
- Andrew BuckleyWalter, aka The Scholar
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Themes
filmed theaternt live