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...Utopia of Gilbert and Sullivan is a far cry from Sir Thomas More’s 16th century creation, and yet they are strangely similar. More wrote of an island nation so perfect that it became an absurdity in and of itself. And at the beginning of Utopia, Ltd., Gilbert and Sullivan’s Utopia is not quite at that stage, but aspires to achieve the glory and perfection of that most glorious and perfect nation: England. It is the story of that quest that is the two-hours’ traffic of the Agassiz stage, in this semester?...
...really, how many among us (actual Brits excluded) have always secretly wished to be British? It’s very easy and common to be an Anglophile, and as Gilbert and Sullivan show us, even the residents of that mythical island long to learn and adopt the ways of “the greatest, most powerful, and wisest country in the world.” But such things must be taught, which is why the Princess Zara has returned after studying in England for five years, bringing with her representatives of those habits and institutions that have made the British...
...much of what makes Gilbert & Sullivan entertaining, semester after semester after semester after semester (you get the idea), is the richness of commentary and satire found in all of their work. And this production of Utopia, Ltd. (one of Gilbert and Sullivan’s lesser known works), manages to work very well with the material provided. Half of the humor is from the absurdity of situations like despotism tempered by dynamite or governance transformed into limited liability. But the other half comes from the sneaking suspicion in the audience that there is some bit of truth reflected in such...
This is all well and good for fans of Gilbert and Sullivan. To be a fan of Gilbert and Sullivan is to be a fan of humorous social commentary accompanied by simplistic, inane or downright wacky plot developments and songs. This is not so well and good for those looking for drama, for a deep and touching exploration of lived experience, for an insightful and meaningful look at some of the tragedy of the human condition. Of course...
written by Gilbert and Sullivan...