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[lexin]

aunty_marion and I have been watching Gilbert and Sullivan Operettas. I bought a box set of 1982 productions which was £25 and worth the money. My favourite remains “The Mikado” and my favourite Mikado (which I have finally found on YouTube) is the 1992 D’Oyley Carte Production for the 150th anniversary. That one is really good, and so funny.

My number 2 is Pirates of Penzance, which is lovely and bouncy, and has songs so brilliant you can forgive the weird plot.

(3) Is Yeoman of the Guard, which is less bouncy, but again has some brilliant songs. It would be #2, but has a bit of a sad ending for one of the characters.

(4) HMS Pinafore (except the 1982 production has Frankie Howerd as Joseph Porter KCB, and he can’t sing for toffee).

(5) Iolanthe (good songs)

(6) The Sorceror

(7) Ruddigore

(8) The Gondoliers (bizarre plot even for G&S)

(9) Princess Ida

(10) Patience (I should like this but I didn’t much care for it).

(11) Trial By Jury (again, a bizarre plot even for G&S) and

(12) Cox and Box (stupid, stupid show, except for the scene were one of them throws a pork chop out of the window).

Comments

[aunty_marion]

Also Trial by Jury had Frankie Howerd again as the Judge. Alas.

[lexin]

So it did. Great stand up, great comedian, rubbish singer.

[emrinalexander]

My favorite is Hms Pinafore. I have a tape of Anna Russell doing G&S which introduced me to their work.

[lexin]

Pinafore is fun, but not when one of the leads can't sing.

[julesjones]

I saw D'Oyley Carte do Pirates of Penzance on stage back in the 90s, and it was wonderful. :-)

[lexin]

They are brilliant.