The Threepenny Opera - NT (Filthy Language/Immoral Behavior)

Massively enjoyed both platforms, thank you for sharing! And I just love the way Simon talks. So smart indeed.

Thank you so much for posting. I enjoyed the prod so much I'm going again. What strikes me is how difficult Rufus finds it to say what he thinks yet he goes on and on. Rehearsals must be interesting... Yes, I agree Simon v 'smart'

Thank you!

Yes it was all about the baddie reaping the benefit - do bad and you get your unjust rewards. Seems to resonate a little with what's happening these days.

Not for me this one. Seemed like a talented cast wasted. Have given Threepenny Opera a go a few times now - simply don't get it. Why this piece?

Is there anyone who has seen the show that can recommend an age guideline for this show? Help would be much appreciated! Thanks!

I believe the age guidance for The Threepenny Opera is 15+ due to its themes of prostitution, corruption and murder. I know the violence is not gory but don't think it is suitable at all for younger children.

I took my 15 year old daughter to this - and also to Our Ladies of Perpetual Succour - and she was fine with both. You just have to be prepared to have possibly embarrassing conversations/ answer difficult questions on the tube home. But that can be quite useful and necessary if you're preparing young people for adult life.

Saw this Friday night and really enjoyed it. The staging is really well done, and it's a brilliantly executed piece in that respect-a brilliant example of using the NT's biggest space and the drum, but not just for big flashy set pieces (my personal bugbear). And while Rory Kinnear won't be winning any awards for musical talent any time soon it doesn't matter particularly (and he holds a tune just fine) and personally I found him charismatic and engaging with a bit of a edge, for me it really works. Rosalie Craig and Peter de Jersey for me were the other standouts.

I'd say 15 plus as a rule of thumb, but obviously if your teen is mature enough and a bit younger then that's a personal call. On that note, bless the poor older couple on the way out who were VERY confused as to the natureof Mac and Tiger's relationship.

It's the sort of show where if you take a baby in with you and it escapes and crawls across the Olivier stage, no one else in the audience will bat an eyelid because they'll all assume it's just one more maverick element contributing to the general enjoyment of the show in yet another inexplicable way.

Thank you very much for your help Emicardiff! Thought Rory Kinnear was phenomenal in The Trial last year at the Young Vic so will be really interested to see how he is in this show.

OK, this is weird. National Theatre tweeted about some Entry Pass tickets becoming available for Threepenny Opera on Thursday night - the night that it is being filmed for NT Live. I had no interest in seeing this....but then realised that for £5 I should really be seeing all theatre that the National throws my way for such little money. So I chose a lovely seat in the centre stalls and was going to buy another as I'm sure I could get a friend to come, and went to the drop down menu to choose the £7.50 U26 mate option...but then there was a third option. "£0.00 Complimentary Offer". This was available for all tickets on Thursday, but no other date. Being rather cheeky, I booked 2 tickets, both under the Complimentary Offer and have received my email confirmation to pick tickets up at the Box Office, as per with Entry Pass tickets. Didn't have to enter any card details at all, went straight to the confirmation page: 2 tickets, centre stalls on the night of the NT Live broadcast, £0.00 Complimentary Offer. Will I get to the theatre to find these don't exist?? Or does my booking them and the email confirmation mean I did indeed take advantage of a glitch in the matrix and these tickets will be honoured?

There were quite a few tickets in the stalls/circle left if there are any other Entry Pass members who fancy their chances!