Poppy (1982 musical)
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This article is about the Peter Nichols musical. For other uses, see Poppy (disambiguation).
Poppy is a 1982 musical comedy play set during the First Opium War. The play takes the form of a pantomime, complete with Dick Whittington (played as a principal boy), a pantomime dame, and two pantomime horses. The book and lyrics were written by Peter Nichols; the composer was Monty Norman. Though there are dark and savage undertones to this fairy tale, in the end, most of the British live happily ever after, and it is the Chinese who learn to know their place.
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Music | Monty Norman |
Lyrics | Peter Nichols |
Book | Peter Nichols |
Basis | The First Opium War |
Productions | 1982 Royal Shakespeare Company 1983 West End |
Awards | Olivier Award for Best New Musical |
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