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...original title, “Ruddygore” was deemed too racy by the nineteenth century standards, because of its similarity to the phrase “bloody gore,” which was altogether too disturbing for audiences at the time. Such Victorian sensibility pervades the work of Gilbert & Sullivan, and the Gilbert and Sullivan Players faithfully recreate it—from the singing of “God Save the Queen” at its start to the resolution-by-marriage finale...
Fortunately, such moments are rare lulls in the madcap momentum of the piece. The songs—including the obligatory Gilbert and Sullivan patter song, which is delivered flawlessly—are generally upbeat and full of wordplay that is more memorable than the tunes...
...result of its exuberant humor, “Ruddigore” parties like it is 1889. It is difficult to think of figures more quintessentially Victorian than Gilbert and Sullivan, and this production admirably does not betray their spirit...
...setting is a dress rehearsal, days before the premiere of “Ruddigore,” the new production by the Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players. Dick Dauntless (Pedro K. Kaawaloa ’06) strides across the stage and looks incredulously at the wretched, love-lorn face of his half-brother, Robin Oakapple (Benjamin T. Morris ’09) “Why, you’re a fine, strapping, muscular young fellow—tall and strong as a to’-gall’n’-m’st—taut...
...followed by Caspian at 10:30. T.T. The Bear’s Place. 11:45 p.m. Tickets available through Ticketmaster or at the door. $8 in advance, $10 day of show. (JDMC)PerformancesRuddigore, or The Witch’s Curse. Through Dec. 10. The Harvard-Radcliffe Gilbert and Sullivan Players put on a classic Gilbert and Sullivan parody of Victorian melodrama. Agassiz Theatre. 8 p.m. Tickets available through the Harvard Box Office, (617) 496-2222. $12/10 general admission, $8/6 students. (AMF)Expressions Dance Co. - Fall Show ’05. Through Dec. 3. Expressions Dance Company performs student-produced dance...