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Opera

A mischievous, daring production that produces the goods: Iolanthe reviewed

24 February 2018

9:00 AM

24 February 2018

9:00 AM

‘Welcome to our hearts again, Iolanthe!’ sings the fairy chorus in Gilbert and Sullivan’s fantasy-satire, and during this exuberant new production by Cal McCrystal you could almost hear the assembled G&S fans sighing in agreement. Iolanthe is our trump card against the sceptics, and not merely because Gilbert’s digs at parliamentary politics are still so startlingly acute.

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