All the Angels
All the Angels (full title All the Angels: Handel and the First Messiah) is a 2015 play with music by the British poet
Hebrews 1:6
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It briefly premiered from 26 June to 6 July 2015 at the
Sam Wanamaker Theatre, directed by Jonathan Munby,[1] followed by a longer run at the same venue from 6 December 2016 to 12 February 2017.[2][3] In both productions Handel was played by David Horovitch, Cibber by Kelly Price and the choric figure of Crazy Crow[a] by Sean Campion, with the music sung by members of Genesis Sixteen, the training programme of the choir The Sixteen
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Notes
- ^ "Crazy Crow" was the nickname of one George Hendrick, an eighteenth-century street porter (and body snatcher — in Jonathan Munby's 2015 production the character makes his first appearance on stage emerging from a grave) regularly employed by Dublin musicians.[4]
References
- ^ "All the Angels: Handel and the First Messiah - Exeunt Magazine". exeuntmagazine.com. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "All the Angels: Handel and the First Messiah review at Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, Globe Theatre – 'beautifully performed'". thestage.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Lawrence, Ben (9 December 2016). "All the Angels, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, review: a genuine Christmas treat". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- OCLC 837826609.
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