Richard Bratby

Doesn’t get better than this: The Threepenny Opera, at Edinburgh International Festival, reviewed

Plus: the much-praised conductor Klaus Makela isn’t ready to perform this repertoire in front of an international audience

A true Festival event: London as a Tetris-like climbing frame in Barrie Kosky’s production of The Threepenny Opera. Credit: © Jess Shurte 
issue 02 September 2023
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