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Oxford
University G&S Society present an ingenious new production of
Orpheus
in the Underworld at the Oxford Playhouse this June.
The
reluctant Orpheus journeys down to Hades in search of his faithless
wife Eurydice. She, however, is much too busy flirting with the
devilishly dishy Pluto, God of the Underworld (disguised as a shepherd),
Jupiter, Father of the Gods (disguised as a surprisingly attractive
fly), and Bacchus, God of wine (who isn't really wearing enough
to disguise himself as anything…)
Since
its first performance in 1858, Offenbach's comic masterpiece has
been delighting lovers of musical theatre all over Europe and beyond.
The witty and lyrical score including the ever-popular Can-Can sweeps
audiences along through a chaotic tale of tangled love affairs.
Making
use of Jeremy Sams' wonderfully funny modern translation, this fresh,
lively production by one of Oxford University's oldest-established
performing societies also adds another new twist to this classic
work. The action is updated to the 1960s: Orpheus and Eurydice bicker
in suburbia; Mount Olympus, the home of the Gods, now resembles
a hippy commune, while Pluto's domain Hades looks suspiciously like
a seedy Soho nightclub.
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