Beggars, Whores, Constables, Gangsters
Overview
Character Name
Beggars, Whores, Constables, Gangsters
Show
Gender
Either Gender
Playing Age
Child, Early Teen, Late Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly
Role Size
Ensemble
Dancing
Mover
Voice
Soprano, Mezzo-Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Baritone
Vocal Technique
Belting, Legit
Time & Place
Victorian London
Analysis
Various low-class people who represent the bourgeoisie. They are meant to satirize the values of the middle class: prostitution, theft, and panhandling are presented as “business,” while criminals like Macheath and Peachum are thought of as upstanding “businessmen.”
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