Name: Iolanthe
Start: 2018-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2018-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
Location: London Coliseum

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Mezzo-soprano

Samantha Price

Iolanthe

Soprano

Ellie Laugharne

Phyllis

Contralto

Yvonne Howard

Fairy Queen

Baritone

Andrew Shore

The Lord Chancellor

Marcus Farnsworth

Strephon

Ben McAteer

Earl Mountararat

Tenor

Ben Johnson

Earl Tolloller

Bass

Barnaby Rea

Private Willis

Llio Evans

Celia

Joanna Appleby

Leila

Conductor

Timothy Henty

Chris Hopkins

Stage director

Cal McCrystal

Set designer

Paul Brown

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Tim Mitchell

Choreographer

Lizzi Gee

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Iolanthe Sullivan,A

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olanthe | 13 February – 7 April 2018 | London Coliseum |

Tickets from £12, with 500 tickets available at every performance for £20 or less. 

Find out more: www.eno.org/iolanthe

The peers are getting restless and the fairies are in a frenzy. Can the Fairy Queen call Parliament to order?

Cal McCrystal (One Man, Two Guvnors) directs a production that embraces the chaotic physical comedy and irreverence that are his hallmarks. Outstanding young mezzo-soprano and ENO Harewood Artist Samantha Price leads a cast of ENO favourites, including Andrew Shore as the Lord Chancellor.

See Iolanthe at the London Coliseum until 7 April 2018.

Learn more and book tickets: www.eno.org/iolanthe

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Gilbert & Sullivan’s hilarious operetta Iolanthe is a satirical fantasy. Phyllis and Strephon wish to marry, but as Phyllis is a ward of court she requires the Lord Chancellor’s permission. The Lord Chancellor, however, wants her for himself.

Featuring a melodious score and brilliant wit, Iolanthe not only targets peers of the realm and the British system of government but also offers thinly disguised portraits of Queen Victoria and William Gladstone (Liberal PM of the day).

Iolanthe by Sullivan, Sat 24 Feb 2018, From (2018/2018), Directed by Cal McCrystal,, Conductor Timothy Henty, Chris Hopkins, London Coliseum, London, United Kingdom

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