Swapping 18th-century street ballads for ska and dubstep, Kneehigh's reworking of Beggar's Opera is bright, bold and curiously timeless, writes. The Kneehigh ensemble's updated reworking of The Beggar's Opera offers a merciless theatrical onslaught on the eternal theme of the human. If you update it, as Kneehigh with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse do with their Dead Dog in a Suitcase, you need to make careful choices.

Kneehigh's new Beggar's Opera, written by Carl Grose, with music by Charles Hazlewood, directed by Mike Shepherd. "It's a thrill to be bringing Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) - our re-imagining . The Morning Star Review . Dead Dog in a Suitcase, Everyman Theatre, Liverpool – review. Kneehigh's version of 'The Beggar's Opera' has little room for the company's. The Kneehigh ensemble's updated reworking of The Beggar's Opera offers a merciless theatrical onslaught on the eternal theme of the human. Swapping 18th-century street ballads for ska and dubstep, Kneehigh's reworking of Beggar's Opera is bright, bold and curiously timeless, writes. "There is unlikely to be a more intriguing title for a show this year than Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), a new co-production between the Everyman and Cornwall-based theatre company Kneehigh. "Dead Dog in a Suitcase is an updated re-telling of The Beggar’s Opera. The Kneehigh team gives us five reasons not to miss this five-star show at with its trail-blazing Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs), and we are very excited. Get more news and reviews sent right to your inbox. Theatre review of Dead Dog in a Suitcase and other love songs (Carl Grose, music by Charles Hazlewood) from Kneehigh at Everyman. The Cornish Kneehigh Theatre Company has pulled out all the stops in their latest, post industrial steam-punkesque production of Dead Dog in a Suitcase ( and. If you update it, as Kneehigh with Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse do with their Dead Dog in a Suitcase, you need to make careful choices.