Category: Gilbert and Sullivan

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan Musicals Theatre

Review: Sasha Regan’s All Male HMS Pinafore, Hackney Empire

“The gentleman is quite right. If you please”  If you have seen one of Sasha Regan’s all-male…

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan Richmond Theatre Theatre

Review: The Pirates of Penzance, Richmond Theatre

“We can’t make piracy pay” Gilbert and Sullivan’s titular buccaneers may struggle with a lack of a…

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Review: The Mikado, Charing Cross Theatre

“The Japanese equivalent for hear, hear, hear” Though I am most familiar with the score, I’ve never…

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan Music YouTube

Saturday afternoon music treats

A rather diverse mix this week   Glenn Close + Jonathan Groff – Oh False One! (from…

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan Musicals Theatre Theatre review Union Theatre

Review: Sasha Regan’s All Male Patience, Union Theatre

“There is more innocent fun within me than the casual spectator might allow” The all-male Gilbert and…

Posted in Almeida Theatre August Strindberg Barbican Theatre Federico García Lorca fosterIANs Gilbert and Sullivan Ivor Novello John Webster Martin Crimp Musicals Not-London Old Vic Theatre Union Theatre West End

Shows I am looking forward to in 2012

Though the temptation is strong, and the actuality may well prove so, I don’t think I will…

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan Musicals Theatre Wilton's Music Hall

Re-review: Iolanthe, Wilton’s Music Hall

“I am not insensible to manly beauty” Sasha Regan’s Iolanthe, as it has been billed, is the…

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan King's Head Theatre Theatre

Review: Gilbert & Sullivan – All At Sixes And Sevens, King’s Head Theatre

  “A man is most successful when he knows the extent of his limitations”      …

Posted in Gilbert and Sullivan Musicals Theatre Theatre review Top plays of 2010 Union Theatre

Review: Iolanthe, Union Theatre

“He’s a fairy down to the waist, but his legs are mortal” Sasha Regan’s All-Male Iolanthe marks…