Tag Archives: Gilbert and Sullivan

The Mikado is given an all-male camping trip

The Mikado is given an all-male camping trip

Robert Tanitch reviews The Mikado at Richmond Theatre, Surrey Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado had its premiere in 1885 when things Japanese were all the rage in England. It ran for 672 performance ...
Mike Leigh directs an opera for the first time

Mike Leigh directs an opera for the first time

Robert Tanitch reviews ENO’s The Pirates of Penzance at London Coliseum Hopes were high that ENO might have an artistic and financial success to equal Jonathan Miller’s long-running production of The ...