Musicals by John Farndon
The Fifth Duchess
Book by Howard Ginsberg; Music and lyrics by John Farndon
“That damned woman! That damned appalling woman!”
‘The 5th Duchess’ is the extraordinary story of an extraordinary painting by Thomas Gainsborough – those who owned it and those who fought over it.
It is the story of the remarkable subject of Gainsborough’s painting, the sensational and beautiful Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire – ancestor of Princess Diana – who scandalized 18th century London with her political campaigns and her affairs.
It is also the story of Adam Worth, the Victorian master criminal who stole the painting and whose love for it became so great that he would sacrifice his whole world for it.
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