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Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

20201h 37m
Music

Status

Released

Release

2020

Runtime

1h 37m

Storyline

"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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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 37m
Apr 23, 2020
Digital Release
Apr 23, 2020
Director
Rod Hipskind
Production Countries
United States of America
Official Website

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