The Beggar's Opera
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Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
1953-08-24
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Cast
Director
Peter Brook
Laurence Olivier as MacHeath
Hugh Griffith as The Beggar
George Rose as 1st Turnkey
Stuart Burge as 1st Prisoner
Dorothy Tutin as Polly Peachum
George Devine as Peachum
Mary Clare as Mrs. Peachum
Athene Seyler as Mrs. Trapes
Stanley Holloway as Mr. Lockit
Daphne Anderson as Lucy Lockit
Eric Pohlmann as Inn Keeper
Yvonne Furneaux as Jenny Diver
Kenneth Williams as Jack the Pot Boy
Sandra Dorne as Sukey Tawdry
Laurence Naismith as Matt of the Mint
Patricia Raine as Mrs. Slammekin
Helen Christie as Betty Doxey
Margot Grahame as The Actress