The Mikado is the cleverest comic opera of all. It is filled with music as witty as any that Sullivan ever wrote and is a veritable feast of humour. Today it still beats records all over the world as Gilbert & Sullivan's best seller. Do not miss the Mikado's obsession with punishment ("something lingering, with boiling oil in it"), the Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko's "little list", the enchanting "Three Little Maids from School" or Pooh-Bah as First Lord of the Treasury, Leader of the Opposition, Master of the Buckhounds, Attorney General, Archbishop of Titipu and First Commissioner of Police!

Kentish Opera's highly successful production of Nabucco at the Churchill Theatre in April 2007 was hailed by critics as "phenomenal" and "a production that could not have been bettered". Their exciting new production of The Mikado features soloists from D'Oyly Carte and English National Opera together with Kentish Opera's acclaimed chorus. They also welcome back Terry John Bates as Dance Director. Terry has worked with Jonathan Miller as Dance Director in numerous productions, including The Marriage of Figaro (Metropolitan Opera, New York), La Traviata and Carmen (English National Opera).

The quality of the cast for The Mikado is quite exceptional - as good as any you would find on the London stage. This combined with the talents of Terry John Bates is the recipe for a top class production of this delightful operetta. Book now!

The cast includes:

David Newman - English National Opera as Nanki Poo;
Joe Shovelton - D'Oyly Carte as Nanki Poo;
Nicola Pulford. - Carl Rosa and Opera Holland Park as Yum Yum;
Gareth Jones. - D'Oyly Carte & Carl Rosa as Pooh Bah;
Ian Belsey - D'Oyly Carte as Ko Ko;
Graham Stone - D'Oyly Carte & Scottish Opera as The Mikado;
Louise Crane - D'Oyly Carte, ENO & Opera Holland Park as Katisha.