Details

A satire on the Parliament of the day (or of today!) - fantasy and fact collide in this, one of Gilbert and Sullivan's most popular operettas. Iolanthe, a fairy, has been banished for marrying a mortal. Her son, Strephon is in love with Phyllis a Ward of Court. The entire House of Lords has also fallen for Phyllis but she declines to marry a peer. The fairies persuade their Queen to pardon Iolanthe. She returns and is reunited with her son. The peers and Phyllis misinterpret the scene and believe that Strephon is being unfaithful. The fairies take revenge by sending Strephon to Parliament with astonishing results. All Male Production

Cast/Performers

Richard Russell Edwards (Fairy Queen), Christopher Finn (Iolanthe), Richard Carson (Strephon), Dominic Harbison (Celia), Jamie Jukes (Leila), Joe Henry (Phylliss), Duncan Sandilands (Private Willis), Adam Pettit (Lord Tolloller), Michael Burgen (Lord Mountararat), Alastair Hill (Lord Chancellor), Ben Mundy (Ensemble), Reece Budin (Ensemble), Jack Hinton (Ensemble), Dan Miles (Ensemble), Sam Kipling (Ensemble), James Gulliford (Ensemble)

Creatives/Company

Music: A Sullivan
Lyrics: W S Gilbert
Producer: Regan De Wynter Williams
Director(s): Sasha Regan, Adam Braham (casting director), Paul Callen (resident director)
Choreographer: Mark Smith
Musical Director: Richard Baker
Design(s): Stewart Charlesworth (original design), Kingsley Hall (tour design)