Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

Sat 21 Jun to Sat 12 Jul 2014

£11 - £18

Based on the Beggar's Opera, John Gay's classic musical satire, Dead Dog in a suitcase (and other Love songs) is a twisted morality tale for our time. Busting with wit, wonder and weirdness, an extraordinary Kneehigh cast of actor musicians shoot, hoot and shimmy their way through this twisted morality tale of our times...by turns SHOCKING, HILARIOUS, HEARTFELT and ABSURD!

Mayor Clot has been assassinated. Contract killer Macheath has just married Pretty Polly and they plan to escape to a better world – but they aren't going anywhere. Not if pickled pilchard, hair gel and concrete tycoon Les Peachum and his wife have anything to do with it. See, they aren't happy with their daughter marrying Macheath. Not one bit.

Before the day is out Macheath will face the hangman's noose and much more besides.

All the while, the dogs are howling, the pier is creaking, the babes are crying, the concrete is cracking and the truth won't stay hidden for much longer…

Kneehigh with Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse and Bristol Old Vic

Cast

Carly Bawden - Polly Peachum

Carly Bawden

Polly Peachum

Audrey Brisson - Lucy Lockit

Audrey Brisson

Lucy Lockit

Andrew Durand - Filch

Andrew Durand

Filch

Rina Fatania - Mrs Peachum

Rina Fatania

Mrs Peachum

James Gow - Musician & Mac's Gang

James Gow

Musician & Mac's Gang

Martin Hyder - Les Peachum

Martin Hyder

Les Peachum

Giles King - Colin Lockit

Giles King

Colin Lockit

Patrycja Kujawaska - Widow Goodman

Patrycja Kujawaska

Widow Goodman

Dominic Marsh - Macheath

Dominic Marsh

Macheath

Justin Radford - Musician & Mac's Gang

Justin Radford

Musician & Mac's Gang

Ian Ross - Musician/Mayor Goodman & Mac's Gang

Ian Ross

Musician/Mayor Goodman & Mac's Gang

Sarah Wright - Punch Puppeteer & Mac's Gang

Sarah Wright

Punch Puppeteer & Mac's Gang

Company

Director Mike Shepherd

Writer Carl Grose

Composer & Music Charles Hazlewood

Designer Michael Vale

Lighting Designer Malcolm Rippeth

Choreographer & Assistant Director Etta Murfitt

Associate Music Director Ian Ross

Puppet Director Sarah Wright

Reviews

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

★★★★
"A robust, raucous riot"
"Would I go and see this sprawling but invigorating evening again? Like a shot."
The Times

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

★★★★
"Madcap mastery and jukebox hijinks"
"Bright, bold and curiously timeless"
The Guardian

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

"It’s a vibrant, in-your-face roller coaster of a production"
"One of the most imaginative, chaotic, memorable and quite beautifully absurd final scenes this reviewer has ever seen in the theatre"
Made Up: On Stage in Liverpool

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

10/10
"Here's the surest betting: once seen, this show must be seen again... and yet again. It's that good."
"Stupendous"
Liverpool ECHO

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

★★★★
"A musical quite unlike any other"
"In parts, sheer chaos but overall, a sheer delight"
What'sOnStage.com

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

★★★★
"Real theatrical magic"
The Public Reviews

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

“Spectacularly successful"
British Theatre Guide

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) [Original 2014 Production]

★★★★★
"Fiendishly clever re-write of John Gay’s scabrous satire"
"Extraordinary score"
"A climactic coup de theatre finale"
The Stage