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The Stephen Joseph Theatre Company in
The Mikado
"My object all sublime I shall achieve in time
To let the punishment fit the crime! The punishment fit the crime!"
Hot on the heels of last summer's treat, The Pirates of Penzance, the same team put a new spin on Gilbert and Sullivan's masterpiece: The Mikado.
For some strange reason, local klutz Koko has risen to the highest rank a citizen can attain - Lord High Executioner, and lusts after the delicious Yum-Yum. Sadly, she's firmly set her cap at the free-wheeling Nanki-Poo. But that's only half of Koko's problems: the Mikado is about to arrive and find out why there have been no executions for over a year!
Prepare to be bowled over as Japan is swapped for the idyllic setting of Titipu Cricket Club. All Sullivan's superb melodies are there, complementing Gilbert's biting satire on capital punishment where in the end love conquers all.
"This is unquestionably the funniest version of any G&S you are ever likely to see. Possibly the funniest anything you are likely to see."
The Times
Tickets
£9 - £20
Sing-a-long-a Mikado! Join in the singing with our company at this special performance of The Mikado on 15 August.
