"The Threepenny Opera" play poster and brochure (METU Players, 1997)

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1997

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"The Threepenny Opera" (Die Dreigroschenoper), by the famous German writer Bertolt Brecht and composer It is an important musical theater work created in collaboration with Kurt Weill. The play by John Gay It was inspired by his work "The Beggar's Opera". "The Threepenny Opera", An important epic in which social criticism, political references and humor are intensively used. It is a theatrical work. The game takes place in the world of profiteers, thieves and rogues. edge of london In their neighborhood, there is a man named Mackie Messer (Mack the Knife) who makes a living by doing illegal work. It revolves around a character. Mackie decides to marry a girl named Polly Peachum. However, Polly's father, Mr. Peachum, works as a boss of prostitutes and kills his daughter. wants to protect. Mr. Peachum meddles in Mackie's affairs and cooperates with the police to have him imprisoned. However, Mackie escapes from prison and disrupts Mr. Peachum's affairs. The game revolves around this conflict While it is taking shape, it is also a criticism of social decay, corruption and injustice. does. The play deals with the conflict between Mackie and Peachum, social injustice and decay. while making the audience think about the political references and class conflicts.

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METU theater plays, Art on campus, The Threepenny Opera

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/106330
https://bellek.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/106330

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