7–28 July
Conservatorium Theatre,
QCGU, South Bank

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THE STORY

A true romantic comedy, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado is fresh, fun, cheeky ... and in English.

Set in a Japan that never actually existed, this hilarious parody unfolds in the mythical town of Titipu, a place where flirting has become a capital crime – punishable by death.

A year before the action of the opera unfolds, Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado (the Emperor of Japan), fled his father’s imperial court to escape certain marriage with Katisha, an older woman and resident court cougar.

Disguised as a travelling musician, Nanki-Poo meets and falls in love with Yum-Yum, the young ward of Ko-Ko, a low-cost tailor in the town of Titipu, to whom she is betrothed. All seems lost for the travelling troubadour – that is, until he hears that Ko-Ko has been condemned to death for the crime of flirting.

Spurred on by hope, our hero returns to Titipu to reclaim the heart of his beloved Yum-Yum. But, as in most British comedy, things take a turn toward the absurd and the saucy.

Gilbert and Sullivan’s spicy dip into the world of subterfuge and political satire has been thrilling audiences for generations, but seems even more poignant today. In an incurably bizarre world, this colourful production of The Mikado proves that laughter is still the best medicine.

CAST
Nanki-Poo	Dominic Walsh	Katisha	Adele Johnston
Yum-Yum	Kristy Swift	The Mikado	Richard Anderson
Ko-Ko	Eugene Gilfedder	Pitti-Sing	Emily Burke
Pooh-Bah	Andrew Moran	Peep-Bo	Deborah Rogers
Pish-Tush	Jason Barry-Smith
CREATIVES
Conductor	Brian Castles-Onion	Designer	Simone Romaniuk
Director	Stuart Maunder	Lighting Designer	Donn Byrnes

RELATED TALKS AND EVENTS

Discover more about the opera at the free talk held in the Opera Queensland Studio (access from the Conservatorium Theatre foyer) 45 minutes before every performance. Arrive early as limited seating is available.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Featuring Queensland Symphony Orchestra and Opera Queensland Ensemble
• Sung in English
• Running time – approximately two hours and forty minutes including one twenty-minute interval