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The Gondoliers

2022 · 137 min

A sunny, tuneful romp full of silly charm and infectious melodies that leaves you smiling.

Directed by: Stuart Maunder
Genres: Comedy
Starring: William Morgan, Mark Nathan, Ellie Laugharne

Tagline: Sunny, funny and with more ‘tra la la las’ per square inch than any other opera in the canon, The Gondoliers is a joy from start to finish.
Overview: A couple of happy-go-lucky Venetian gondoliers discover that one of them is heir to the throne of a distant kingdom.

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Directed by: Stuart Maunder
Genres: Comedy
Starring: William Morgan, Mark Nathan, Ellie Laugharne

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
love
friendship
family
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	5
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Stuart Maunder
Written by: William S. Gilbert
Starring: William Morgan, Mark Nathan, Ellie Laugharne, Sioned Gwen Davies, Yvonne Howard, Richard Suart, Ben McAteer, Catriona Hewitson
Music: Arthur Sullivan
Cinematography: Jonathan Haswell
Runtime: 137 min
Languages: English

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