Meet Mr & Mrs Peachum

V: We’re starting The Threepenny Opera G: No no no ‘Thrupenny’ Opera V: No the Threepenny Opera. G: No I’m sorry it’s ‘Thrupenny’Opera. It is old money, 3d. V: Yes but it is three pennies, an opera made of three pennies made from the budget of three pennies that only beggars can afford. G: Well I suppose times have moved on. Alright the 3p Opera then. V: No no Threepenny. G: Threepenny, Threepenny. V: That’s better. G: So next week we’re going to Norwich yeah? V: No we’re not. We’re actually still in London but we start in Nottingham on the 21st February. G: 21st February. Are you sure it’s not Norwich? V: No! NOTTINGHAM! G: Nottingham on the 21st Feb great great. So how long are we there? V: We’re there from the 21st Feb to the 8th March then we move on to Ipswich, the New Wolsey Theatre. G: Not Norwich? V: No not Norwich! Where did you get this Norwich from? G: I dunno I just thought we were going to Norwich. But Ipswich... V: Ipswich the New Wolsey Theatre from the 12th March to the 22 March. G: 12th March that’s my birthday. V: We’ll get the audience to sing you a huge Happy Birthday! G: Thank you very much that’s lovely. V: So we go to Birmingham Rep and we start at Birmingham Rep on the 27th March to the 12th April. G: I like Birmingham. I used to live there you know. V: Yeah I like it because they have a House of Fraser. G: Ah you like House of Fraser? V: Well sort of... G: You’re a posh bird you are. V: Well that's why I married you. Jude: [clears throat] Dates? G: Sorry dates yeah. Anyway where were we? After Birmingham where do we go? V: We go to Leeds where we do the West Yorkshire Playhouse. G: When do we go to Leeds? V: We go to Leeds on the 24th April and we finish on the 10th May. G: So we don’t go to Norwich? V: No we don’t go to Norwich where did you get this idea from? G: I dunno I just like Norwich... I’m Garry by the way, nickname Gertie, and I play Mr Peachum. J: I’m Jude I’m just the interpreter for these two... G: You’re so much more than that. V: She’s a lot more than that. I’m Victoria and I’m playing Mrs Peachum. G: Now this is a little bit of Mack the Knife. #Though the shark’s teeth can be lethal You can see them white and red But you won’t see Mackie’s flick knife Once he’s slashed you then you’re dead# G: See you at the show.