The Beggar's Opera

Press night

07.04.1993

Venue

Barbican Theatre, London

Cast

Role and name

• Mrs Coaxer

  Abbott, Geoffrey

• Nimming Ned

  Abbott, Geoffrey

• Jasper Britton

  Budge, Ben,

• Captain MacHeath

  Burt, David,

• Jemmy Twitcher

  Cake, Jonathan,

• Matt of the Mint

  Cantwell, Michael,

• Child

  Cassidy, Natalie,

• Crook-Fingered Jack

  Connolly, James,

• Beggar

  Cox, Alan,

• Filch

  Cox, Alan,

• Dolly Trull

  Gregory, Emma,

• Suky Tawdry

  Hancock, Phyllida,

• Betty Doxy

  Hodgkinson, John

• Harry Paddington

  Hodgkinson, John

• Child

  Jackson, Tim,

• Mrs Vixen

  Jacob, Stephanie,

• Tom Tipple

  Jacob, Stephanie,

• Peachum

  Jesson, Paul,

• Player

  Jones, Griffith,

• Wat Dreary

  Jones, Griffith,

• Robin of Bagshot

  Kemp, Nick,

• Child

  Lindfield, Kristie Anne,

• Child

  Lloyd, Owen,

• Child

  Macis, Luciano,

• Child

  Maker, Carly,

• Molly Brazen

  Oberman, Tracy-Ann

• Lockit

  O'Donnell, Anthony,

• Polly Peachum

  Renihan, Elizabeth,

• Lucy Lockit

  Russell, Jenna,

• Jenny Diver

  Shaw, Samantha,

• Mrs Peachum

  Tanner, Susan Jane,

• Mrs Trapes

  Tanner, Susan Jane,

• Mrs Slammekin

  Vale, Angela,

• Slippery Sam

  Vale, Angela,

• Child

  Weymouth, Cheryl,

• Child

  Wildish, Edmund,

Creative

Role and name

• Director

  Caird, John

• Music by

  Gay, John,

• Playwright

  Gay, John,

• Light Designer

  Hersey, David,

• Arranger

  Sekacz, Ilona

• Designer

  Ullyart, Kendra,

• Movement by

  Van Laast, Anthony,