Jonathan Miller Directs 'The Mikado' - 1987

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Jonathan Miller Directs 'The Mikado' - 1987

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  • @RossiniSoprano Respectfully, I'm fully aware of the heritage and performing tradition of The Mikado. I actually know the piece extremely well having been pianist in the orchestra in a number of productions of G & S. The genius of the original is not in question. I simply think Miller's version is fresh, fun and much more interesting than the the others. Just think how many different interpretations of Shakespeare there are! I think G & S would love Miller's take on their great operetta.

  • @Dianaemanuel "All that Japanese tat..." See, you don't know the piece, either. And I guess it must not be so much 'tat', if the ORIGINAL version is still playing all around the world, in many languages, 126 years later!

  • @RossiniSoprano Miller totally re-invented this piece in an original and exciting way. I now find I can't bear seeing all that Japanese tat on stage with people in white face shuffling about with fans. It's surely no coincidence that Miller's production is STILL being revived (to sell out audiences) at the ENO 25 years later.

  • What a complete joy to see this again after so many years! Thank you so much for posting it up.

  • As an aspiring theatrical performer and fan of this production, I am thrilled to have found this.

  • I've got this production on DVD. It's brilliant.

  • Actually it is Eric Idle playing Koko. Richard Van Allan played Pooh Bah

  • Ok, after listening to a director go on for a couple of minutes about a show he's directing, and realizing that he has NO IDEA AT ALL of what the piece is really about, I can't watch the rest.

  • 16:28 - Richard van Allan and Eric Idle could be twins. They look so much alike!

  • it's amazing how different they all look without make up

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