SAY WHAT YOU LIKE ABOUT MUSICAL theatre in London, the odd shaft of light does occasionally flash through the grisly scene. I can scarcely contain my excitement, for example, at the prospect of Mozart: Her Story, coming up in November, wherein Wolfy’s “arguably more talented sister”, “Nan”, gets to overturn centuries of patriarchal bullshit somehow or other, yeah?
As you slump in despair through Les Mis or the nauseating Hamilton, it is poignant to reflect that next year marks the 150th anniversary of the premiere of Trial by Jury, Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert’s first joint venture, and the starting gun for the marvels of twentieth-century musical theatre.
Their 14 comic operas, written between 1871 and 1896, were the true begetters of the Golden Age of musicals, their patent mix…
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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, August/September 2024