| A Chorus of Disapproval | |
| Director: | Michael Winner |
| Producer: | Michael Winner |
| Starring: | Jeremy Irons Anthony Hopkins Prunella Scales Jenny Seagrove Sylvia Syms |
| Music: | John Du Prez |
| Cinematography: | Alan Jones |
| Editing: | Chris Barnes Michael Winner |
| Distributor: | Curzon Films |
| Runtime: | 105 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $4 million[1] |
| Gross: | $216,373 (US)[2] £177,685 (UK)[3] |
A Chorus of Disapproval is a 1989 British film adapted from the 1984 Alan Ayckbourn play of the same title, directed by Michael Winner. Among the films's cast are Anthony Hopkins, Jeremy Irons, Richard Briers, and Alexandra Pigg.
The story follows a young widower, Guy Jones, as he joins an amateur operatic society that is putting on The Beggar's Opera. He rapidly progresses through the ranks to become the male lead, while simultaneously conducting liaisons with several of the female cast.
The main filming locations in Scarborough were:
Time Out gave A Chorus of Disapproval a negative review, stating that most of the film's cast "can't cope with either the heavily truncated script or Winner's cloddish, half-baked direction."[4]