DEAD DOG IN A SUITCASE opening at HOME, Manchester on 11th September
Kneehigh with Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse presents – A New Beggar’s Opera
Written by Carl Grose – Directed by Mike Shepherd – Music by Charles Hazlewood
The ever-inventive Kneehigh return with their blazing new show. Based on the Beggar’s Opera, John Gay’s classic musical satire, Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) is bursting with wit, wonder and weirdness. Fasten your seat belts; it’s going to be one hell of a night!
“★★★★★ Fiendishly clever…a constant barrage of visual, theatrical and musical surprises.”
– The Stage
“★★★★ Madcap mastery and jukebox hijinks…Bright, bold and timeless.”
– The Guardian
“★★★★ A riot… Would I go and see this again? Like a shot.”
– The Times
“★★★★★ A stunning explosion of theatrical pyrotechnics.”
– The Morning Star
Published: 26th August 2015