Due to the upcoming lockdown Express G&S will now get its rescheduled world premiere at the newly configured, socially distanced Pleasance Theatre from 2-7 February 2021 (press night is 3 February).
Award-winning Charles Court Opera (“The masters of G&S in small spaces”) take on the challenge of performing the complete works of Gilbert and Sullivan – in just 75 minutes.
Get ready to be swept away in this Topsy-turvy world – from Penzance to Titipu, from Venice to the Tower of London, from Portsmouth to Fairyland – as Charles Court Opera stumbles through the entire G&S canon in what promises to be a highly inventive, witty performance. There’ll be plenty of favourite songs from the operas, including The Pirates of Penzance, The Mikado and H.M.S. Pinafore, as well as from those less performed, such as The Sorcerer, Princess Ida and Utopia Ltd.
CCO’s artistic director, John Savournin said: “Inspired by the Reduced Shakespeare Company, Express G&S aims to appeal to not only Gilbert and Sullivan fans, but also to introduce their work to a new and wider audience, while having an absolute ball along the way. We are delighted to have rescheduled the performances, though it’s a shame to miss opening on Gilbert’s birthday, 18 November.”
Devised by John Savournin and David Eaton, this ‘brave but foolish endeavour’ will also be performed at The Maltings Theatre from 9-13 February 2021.
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