Last chance to see: Ends 1 Oct
Running Time: 2 hours 40 mins inc 20 min interval
Last chance to see: Ends 1 October
A landmark of twentieth-century musical theatre, The Threepenny Opera comes to the National Theatre in a bold new production.
In this vivid and darkly comic new adaptation by award-winning playwright Simon Stephens (Port, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time) Brecht’s book and lyrics meets Kurt Weill’s extraordinary score.
Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, James Bond) plays Macheath.
London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, the police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight.
Mr and Mrs Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night.
Mack the Knife is back in town.
Contains filthy language and immoral behaviour.
Encore screenings of The Threepenny Opera will take place in select venues in the UK and internationally. Visit NTLive to find the nearest cinema in your area.
Get the playtext from the National Theatre bookshop. (opens in a new window)
Hundreds of seats at £15 for every performance
Supported by the The Threepenny Opera production syndicate
Explore video interviews with the cast and exclusive interactive articles about the production.
Currently available for iPad and iPhone. Available to purchase via the free Backstage app.
Encore screenings of The Threepenny Opera will take place in select venues in the UK and internationally.
The actor reflects on the challenges and rewards of playing Macheath in this new production of The Threepenny Opera.
Mon – Thu & all matinees
£45, £40, £34, £26, £15
Fri & Sat evening
£50, £45, £36, £28, £15
Audio Described performance
Saturday 1 October at 2pm
Touch Tour
Saturday 1 October at 12.30pm
