This was the fifth play that I saw in London, and I was really excited about the location that the group got to see it at: Regent's Park. I heard really great things about that space, and I wasn't disappointed. I hoped the weather was good, but it wasn't. It rained almost the whole time.
It is an opera in three acts in 1728 by John Gay. It is the only remaining satirical drama that is still popular today. It was first performed at the Lincoln Fields inn theater and ran for 62 consecutive performances. I thought it was interesting to find that that was the longest run of a show up to that point. It was revived in 1920 and ran for an amazing 1,463 performances.
I was pretty sure that I'd like this opera because in The New York Times there was a quote that the play was actually and anti-opera that made fun of Italian Operas back in the day. Gay wrote the opera without grand music and opera themes. Instead he focused on poverty, politics, and injustice. He didn't just zone in on the corruption of the upper class, but he wrote about the corruption at all levels. I imagine that made it so everyone could enjoy the show.
I have to say this play was one of my least favorite shows, but I still really enjoyed myself while watching this play. All the plays on the trip were really great. I spoke with people after the program was over, and they said we had gotten really lucky with what we had seen.
These two actresses were the best in the show. They had the most entertaining cat fight in the entire world. Here is a picture of it:
So, no, it wasn't the best show, but it was good night out.
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