The Mikado

TV Movie
1987

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Nanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, leaves home and disguises himself as a musician to escape a distasteful marriage - and meets a beautiful girl, Yum-Yum, with whom he falls in love. He despe... Read allNanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, leaves home and disguises himself as a musician to escape a distasteful marriage - and meets a beautiful girl, Yum-Yum, with whom he falls in love. He desperately wants to marry her, but obstacles are cast in his way by Yum-Yum's guardian, Ko-Ko,... Read allNanki-Poo, the son of the Mikado, leaves home and disguises himself as a musician to escape a distasteful marriage - and meets a beautiful girl, Yum-Yum, with whom he falls in love. He desperately wants to marry her, but obstacles are cast in his way by Yum-Yum's guardian, Ko-Ko, the Lord High Executioner, who is also in love with Yum-Yum and has every intention of ma... Read all

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6.8/10

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8/10

A delightful production

Gilbert wrote about very English characters but set in exotic Japan. This production delightfully mixes a fantasy Japanese setting with English anachronisms. Lively choreography and "hammy" acting, mixed with the humour of the original, keep it entertaining for young and old.

This is a recording of a live performance from the Sydney Opera House by the Australian Opera. Although the production is modern, the music is completely faithful to Sullivan's tuneful original score. The sound is very good, although the singers can sound a bit distant when they are singing from the back of the stage - no radio mikes here! In case there is the odd person not completely au fait with the Australian political scene in the 1980's, the prime minister was Bob Hawke, the opposition leader was Andrew Peacock, and the opposition leader "in the wings" was the premier of Queensland, Joh "bananas" Bjelke-Petersen - this should explain some of the props.

This was re-released on DVD by Opus Arte in 2006 as a global (region free NTSC) release. (Virtually all PAL TV / DVD combinations can play NTSC DVDs, but the reverse is not true.)