The Mikado
The Mikado, by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan
Betchworth Memorial Hall, 9-12 November 2022
Director: Trevor Allen
Musical Director: Ian Stone
The ninth and probably most enduringly popular collaboration between Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado ran for 672 performances after opening in 1885. Inspired by contemporary interest in Japanese culture, the exotic setting allowed Gilbert to disguise in the lyrics his pointed satirical attacks on British politics and institutions of the time
Cast
| Mikado | Peter Thomas |
| Nanki-Poo | Peter Telford |
| Ko-Ko | David Longes |
| Pooh-Bah | Colin Bousfield (also Ralph Wycherley for some performances) |
| Pish-Tush | Stephen Tickell |
| Yum-Yum | Jane Flanders |
| Pitti-Sing | Linda Slater |
| Peep-Bo | Jane Khan |
| Katisha | Sarah Esser-Haswell |
| Chorus |
Lesley-Anne Clegg, Jane Johnson, Joanne Packham, Christina Usher, |
| Offstage Chorus | Margaret Longes, Janet Hazell, Fen Palmer Mole, David Brown, Roger Wilman, Kevin Wood, Geoff Hazell, Sidney Dolbear, Ralph Wycherley, Diana Barnsley, Claire Padbury, Vicki Hodges, Jo Thompson, John Mole,Duncan Thompson, Edward Marston, Gill Eve, Alison Cooper |
Production Team
| Lighting | David Ames, Julie Bickerdike |
| Set Construction | David Eccles, Tracey Hulf, Neil Mayall, Peter Telford, Stephen Tickell, Neil WIlliams |
| Costume | Jane Flanders |
| Make-up | Julie Bickerdike |
| Publicity & Programme | Stephen Tickell |
| Box Office | Sam Stevens |
| Front of House | Julie Bickerdike, Alison Cooper, Selena Edney, Gerald Hulf, Tracey Hulf, Diane Mayall, Neil Mayall, Jane Seymour, Kevin Wood |
| Photography | Bookham Camera Club |
Thanks to Oxted Musical Theatre Company for use of their costumes, and Savoy Opera Fan Hire (Salisbury) for loan of the authentic fans
