The Mikado
The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu is a 1885 comic opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. [1]
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 1936, 1946, 1955, 1966 and 1977.
Staged by the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society in 1948, 1951, 1955, 1960, 1965, 1968, 1977, 1986, 1994 and 2015.
1962: Staged by the JODS in the Alexander Theatre, directed by Anthony Farmer,
Musical direction by Edward Dunn and settings by Farmer.
1985: A centenary production, sponsored by the JODS Trust, was staged in the Wits Theatre Complex in May/June. directed by Joseph Ribeiro, choreography by Jill Waterman and the Wits Orchestra conducted by Professor Walter Mony.
1986: Directed by Teddy Davies for the Cape Town Gilbert and Sullivan Society and performed in the Baxter Theatre. The cast included Peter Kramer, Henry Lankester, Christopher Gilmour, Cliff Downey and others. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987).
Done by the Turffontein Operatic Society in 19** at the Standard Theatre for the Patriotic Fund. Among the performers were Charles Sparrow,
Sources
JODS theatre programme, 1962.
Wits Theatre programme, 1985.
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