Brecht set his play in Victorian England, a distancing effect that gave him license to criticise his own 1920s society without directly attacking his audience. Today its themes feel just as timely. Highly visual, and reimagined for a new generation, this brand new co-production was set in a futuristic dystopian underworld of organised crime. Our version suggests that the world of the future parallels Brecht’s society and may indeed, reflect our own.

Kurt Weill’s ground-breaking score is performed live by Kokoro, the acclaimed contemporary music ensemble of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. Fusing comedy, song and dance, with biting satire, this is a thrilling collaboration featuring the combined talents of graduating students from the Arts University Bournemouth.

The Threepenny Opera was a collaborative interdepartmental production between students and staff from BA Acting, BA Costume with Performance Design, BA Make up for Media and Performance, BA Arts and Event Management, BA Graphic Design and BA Digital Media.