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Canterbury Tales
Based on a translation from Geoffrey Chaucer by Nevill Coghill Author(s):
Martin Starkie
Nevill Coghill
Musician/Composer(s):
John Hawkins
Richard Hill
Lyricist(s):
Nevill Coghill
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The universal, age-old battle between the sexes roars to musical life in this rollicking adaptation of the lusty treatise on human nature and sexual politics that has illuminated scholars for hundreds of years. As they make their annual pilgrimage to Canterbury, a group of English commoners laugh, sing and frolic through some of Geoffrey Chaucer’s most appealing tales, filling the stage with a beguiling blend of boisterous comedy, lilting romance and fetching images, and entertaining themselves and the audience with great wit and charm. Represented here are five of Chaucer's best (“The Miller's Tale,” “The Manciple’s Tale,” “The Steward's Tale,” “The Merchant's Tale” and “The Wife of Bath's Tale”), all set to a delightful and quirky “baroque rock” score. Light-hearted, joyous, sophisticated and a little naughty, “Canterbury Tales” is an enchanting, fast-paced entertainment guaranteed to put hair on your chest!
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Musical | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | 2 | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 30 | | Male Characters: | 19 | | Female Characters: | 11 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | Not Available | | Publisher: | Music Theatre International
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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