The Savoy Arts Company Inc.
THE MIKADO
The Savoy Arts Company celebrates its Jubilee year with a production of Gilbert & Sullivan's "The Mikado", one of the most popular shows of all time!
BRIEF SYNOPSISNanki-Poo, a wandering minstrel, is searching for the beautiful Yum-Yum. Upon locating her in the town of Titipu, he finds she is already promised to Ko-Ko, a village tailor. Ko-Ko also has the role of Lord High Executioner since Flirting was made a capital offence in the town of Titipu.
Unfortunately love runs amok and Yum-Yum and Nanki-Poo become besotted with each other. Meanwhile the plot thickens when Pooh-Bah receives an edict that the town of Titipu is below the requisite number of executions and one must be arranged quickly. Ko-Ko finds himself pressured on all fronts - he must find a candidate for execution as well as deal with the minstrel interloper.
When Nanki-Poo decides to end it all because he cannot have Yum-Yum, Ko-Ko develops a plan that can work well for everybody.
But is Nanki-Poo only a wandering minstrel? Will Ko-Ko's plan only make things worse?
Come and enjoy this comedy classic, which includes a string of hit songs such as "Little List", "Three Little Maids", "Titwillow", "A Wand'ring Minstrel I", "Punishment Fit the Crime", and many, many more.
PERFORMANCE DATES
Our 2010 season at the Zenith Theatre will comprise 6 performances during August/September 2010:
• Friday 27 August 2010 at 8pm
• Saturday 28 August 2010 at 8pm
• Sunday 29 August 2010 at 3pm
• Friday 3 September 2010 at 8pm
• Saturday 4 September 2010 at 2pm
• Saturday 4 September 2010 at 8pm.
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THE DIRECTORS
ELIZABETH LOWRENCEV - Artistic Director
Elizabeth is a mother of four and taught drama for ten years for one of Melbourne's leading private drama schools, with students ranging from children to adults. She directed our 2007 production of the Gondoliers and we are excited to welcome her back.
Elizabeth has been involved with a number of theatre companies including performing with the Savoy Opera Co. (Melbourne,) Nova Theatre Company, and Intr'acte Theatre Company. She has directed shows for Savoy Opera Co. (performed at the National Theatre, Melbourne), Loyola Musical Society, Leo9 Productions Inc, Intr'acte T.C. and Drama with A Difference, and choreographed for Genazzano and Xavier College productions. Elizabeth has also worked in technical capacities as a sound engineer and lighting technician for college productions.
Elizabeth is also a semi-professional harpist and singer. She has performed for many civic and private functions and was a soloist for the CD "Hail Redeemer" recorded at the Basilica of Our Lady of Victories, Melbourne, Victoria. She was also commissioned to record for Pendragon Puppet Theatre.
DR STEPHEN MALLOCH – Musical Director
As a graduate from the Sydney Conservatorium, Stephen first conducted with Savoy in the 1980s – Trial by Jury, Iolanthe, HMS Pinafore and Pirates of Penzance. After three years with the group, Stephen travelled to London and completed his Masters degree in music at King’s College followed by his PhD in music and acoustics at University of Edinburgh. He then turned his interest to research into music and psychology, firstly at Edinburgh University and later at the University of Western Sydney. He is the principal founder of the model of human communication known as ‘communicative musicality’ which describes the inherent musicality of human communication, and is editor of a book on this topic published by Oxford University Press in 2009.
Stephen returned to the Savoy in 2009 to direct and conduct The Sorcerer, not only to great audience acclaim, but also to the delight of the cast & crew. Stephen not only knew his music, but also knew how to get the most out of the performers, assuring that they had a thoroughly enjoyable and satisfying season.
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