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The Mikado

2019 · 137 min

A buoyant, silly stage spectacle full of witty patter, bright tunes and slapstick charm that breezes by on theatrical energy.

Overview
ENO revival of the classic Gilbert and Sullivan operetta as reimagined in a 1930s grand hotel setting with Marx Brothers-inspired humour and Busby Berkeley-style dance numbers

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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • power
  • identity
  • justice
  • class
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • musical
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
music, comedy
Directed by
Elaine Tyler-Hall, Jonathan Miller
Written by
William S. Gilbert
Starring
Richard Suart, Yvonne Howard, Robert Lloyd, Anthony Gregory, Mary Bevan, Graeme Danby, George Humphreys, Fiona Canfield
Music
Arthur Sullivan
Runtime
137 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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