The Mikado
The Mikado
Choreographer and Assistant Director
National Gilbert and Sullivan
Opera Company
Summer 2023
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 Keeble
Ensemble:
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
“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. ”
Theatre Reviews North
What’s On Live
“[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. ”
“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.”
Opera Magazine
Photos: Charles Smith