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Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

2020Movie1 h 37 min

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Story

Three academics romp their way through mead-soaked Scandinavia. Semi-opera noise ensues. Hwæt!

Flawed heroes, sympathetic monsters and haughty professors collide as this hefty poem is rescued from the grasp of 1,000 years of highbrow analysis and transformed into a defiantly raucous musical. Presented by San Francisco's infamous Shotgun Players and New York's infectious Banana Bag & Bodice, this SongPlay is an irreverent dissertation on art versus criticism in blood-soaked Scandinavia.

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Directed by
Rod Hipskind
Written by
Jason Craig
Music by
Dave Malloy

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April 23, 2020 · 1 h 37 min · Music

Released
April 23, 2020
Runtime
1 h 37 min
Genres
Music
Original language
English
Made in
United States