THE MIKADO
Choreographer & Assistant Director
National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company - Summer 2023
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Director: Sarah Helsby Hughes
Musical Director: Murray Hipkins
Choreographer & AD: Eleanor Strutt -
The Mikado: Bruce Graham
Nanki-Poo: Sam Marston
Ko-Ko: Simon Butteriss
Pooh-Bah: Matthew Siveter
Pish-Tush: Steven Page
Yum-Yum: Emily Vine
Pitti-Sing: Meriel Cunningham
Peep-Bo: Alexandra Hazard
Katisha: Gaynor KeebleEnsemble:
Nicole Boardman, Andrew Brown, Steven Brown, HoYan Chui, Tom Deazley, Will Diggle, Erin Ffluer, Lucy Gibbs, Stephen Godward, Will Ireton, Kate Lowe, Eleanor O’Driscoll, Henry Page, Henry Smith, Phoebe Smith, Anne Sutton, Samuel Taylor, Matilda Wale, Harry Warburton -
★ ★ ★ ★ THEATRE REVIEWS NORTH - ROBERT BEALE
“What makes it the entertainment it undoubtedly is comes from a string of cleverly-invented little scenes – scripture lesson, PE, chemistry and girls’ make-up, the school choir rehearsal. There is plenty of dancing – choreographer Eleanor Strutt – that effectively bridges the gap between traditional G&S hoofing and something rather more up-to-date.”★ ★ ★ ★ WHAT’S ON LIVE - SUE HULL
“[A] brave and inventive new production... Great vocals - as you might expect - and imaginative choreography help to transform this problematic opera into a more up-to-date experience.”OPERA MAGAZINE - HUGH CANNING
“It's truly remarkable that a company that operates for three or four weeks of the year can achieve this with such dash and comic elan. Of all Gilbert and Sullivan's joint triumphs, The Mikado has the broadest international reach... This production did it proud.”
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