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23 June 2011 - 23 July 2011
"A REMARKABLE EVENING" "...Jasper Britton and Phil Daniels are quality casting..." "a wonderfully Hogarthian production"
"Jasper Britton and Phil Daniels offer outstanding portraits of twin social predators" "...DELIGHTFUL…"
“the energy and wit of it scorch the night air...inspired...John Gay’s lowlife brilliantly reborn..."
"The strength of Lucy Bailey's production is that it creates a Hogarthian portrait of money-grabbing 18th-Century London." "BRILLIANT DESIGNS"
"BEGGARS ARE A BAWDY BREATH OF FRESH AIR" "...ingenious touches..." "(Beverly) Rudd is terrific"
"...immaculate production...it boasts David Caves, a star of rare if not startling charisma."
"the tears, fears and recriminations of this underworld soap opera are as salty and raucous as ever in this roiling Hogarthian spectacle"
"Mingling caustic commentary with creative zest, the production ends with a coup de theatre that's the last work in gallows humour."
"A Hogarth cartoon teeming with life...splendidly acted and filled with loveable baddies and lovely tunes, the show has a lot to sing about"
