The Threepenny Opera review " cartoon counterfeit runs out of juice
Olivier, LondonA new translation of Brecht and Weill's dark comedy fails to hit its satirical targets but still makes for a good musical"Fake it to seem real," a would-be beggar is advised in The Threepenny Opera. To be convincing a vagrant must pile it on. And preferably carry a Brechtian label saying "Filthy".Rufus Norris's production takes "fake" as its cue and puts showbiz at its centre. Everything comes as if fr…