The Villains' Opera

The Villains' Opera - Faber Plays

Paperback (17 Apr 2000)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Under the cover of his South London pub, Peachum plies a successful trade in small-time scams. But his world is shattered when the charismatic villain, Macheath, not only plans to marry his daughter, Polly, but to move into dangerous levels of criminal activity. In Nick Dear's contemporary version of Gay's The Beggars' Opera, we are shown a modern London teeming with petty thieves, gangland hoods, corrupt politicians and bent coppers.

Book information

ISBN: 9780571205097
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Pub date:
DEWEY: 822.914
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 165
Weight: 192g
Height: 128mm
Width: 201mm
Spine width: 15mm