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The History of Mr Polly: Part One at The Cockpit
Dates: 09/09/2026
📍 Theatre: The Cockpit
Two-Wheeler Opera Productions
The Cockpit, Gateforth Street, London, NW8 8EH
London,
Phone: 020 7258 2925
Tickets: Pay What You Can: £7.50, £17.50, £27.50 (incl. booking fees)
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Desperate times for Mr Polly!
He’s stuck in a marriage with his cousin and dragged down by their failing shop. He detests them both. How did he let his life get so intolerable?
Was it his failure to make his own choices? His escapism and wanderlust? Or, inspired by the books he so avidly reads, falling head over heels for the unattainable Christabel?
Whatever, he’s reached the point where drastic measures are called for. What else can he do but burn everything down?
Based on H.G. Wells’ comedy of manners, this is an evening of tragicomic, tuneful teasing about the lives of the petit bourgeoisie.
For everyone who knows what it is to have a dream come to nothing.
The production is presented as a staged performance, conducted by the composer, directed by Stuart Barker, with piano reduction of the full score.
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