The Mikado

‘A glorious production of Gilbert and Sullivan’s best comic opera’ ****Daily Express

Jonathan Miller’s hilarious production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic returns to the London Coliseum, for its 14th revival and celebrated its 200th performance on 6th December 2015. With its Marx Brother’s inspired song-and-dance take on Gilbert & Sullivan, Miller’s production has long been a hit with theatre-goers of all ages.

This iconic ENO production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘Japanese’ satire takes the story out of the tiny oriental town of Titipu and sets it in the faintly seedy grandeur of a 1930s English hotel – the perfect place for lampooning targets much closer to home.

Full of high-kicking chorus lines, satirical touches and a wonderfully elegant score, it tells the tale of Naki-Poo and his love for Yum Yum.  There’s just one snag.  She’s betrothed to Ko-Ko, the new Lord High Executioner and he needs someone to execute, otherwise it’s his own head on the block.  Perhaps Ko-Ko and Nanki-Poo can come to some arrangement, without anyone losing their head?


Wednesday 10th February 2016 - 19:30
Tickets£15.00