{"id":5955,"date":"2023-09-12T21:26:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/?p=5955"},"modified":"2023-09-12T21:26:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T11:26:25","slug":"gilbert-sullivan-iolanthe-australia-tour-central-coast-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onthecoastpublications.com.au\/onthecoastfamilies\/gilbert-sullivan-iolanthe-australia-tour-central-coast-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Revolutionary Take on IOLANTHE: A Fusion of Gilbert & Sullivan, Beethoven, and Shakespeare!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fate v chance. Free spirits v concrete thinkers. Rainbows v Black & White. Nature v Nurture. Plus fairies and politicians. Of course!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be prepared to be thrilled, surprised – and hugely entertained \u2013 when Australia\u2019s premier performer of Gilbert & Sullivan comic operettas presents Iolanthe<\/em> as you\u2019ve never seen it! Interwoven with the power of Beethoven\u2019s 5th and a sprinkle of Shakespeare\u2019s magical Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IOLANTHE is Gilbert & Sullivan at their awesome, uproarious best and Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney brings its sparkling, re-imagined production to Sydney, Wyong and Goulburn from 23 Sept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are love and equality a path to peace – or to the breakdown of law and order? Could they even lead to both? When the eternally young fairy, Iolanthe, falls in love with a mortal, not even her friend the Fairy Queen can prevent her banishment for breaking fairy law. Her secret, half-fairy son, Strephon, fights against identity, class, politics and the law itself to be with his love Phyllis – an effort made harder by her legal guardian and suitor, the Lord Chancellor, himself on a downhill spiral ever since his beloved Iolanthe disappeared. Against a backdrop of amorous Lords and flirty Fae, and with farcical Fate lurking around the corner, a fairytale for our times takes wing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

IOLANTHE – with just a touch of Beethoven and Shakespeare<\/em> – is performed by a 30-strong cast \u2013 featuring top emerging young Australian talent plus a full orchestra. \u201cTantantara Zing BOOM!\u201d

Directed & choreographed by exciting young talents Sarah Pearce with Zachary Aleksander, Musical Director Tim Doubinski and stunning <\/em>new costume designs by Joshua Carter, this is a production not to be missed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

W.S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan\u2019s IOLANTHE opened in 1882 to simultaneous Broadway and London West End audiences. Released with the strapline \u2018an entirely original fairy opera\u2019 or \u2018fairy opera\u2019 in 1885, the show could also be justly described as their \u2018protest opera\u2019 for its scathing satire of the legislature and ideologies that feed it. Written specifically to premiere at the Savoy Theatre, the world\u2019s first fully electric public building, the show was ahead of its time in more than just its message. The original production featured battery powered lights for the fairy costumes, unheard of at the time – bringing us the modern term \u2018fairy lights\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director Sarah Pearce says she has always been intrigued by the words of Private Willis\u2019s song: that everyone is born either a little bit conservative or a little bit liberal. \u201cWe are so strong in our beliefs; but what if we were born into completely different circumstances? Would we think, act and believe the same things? Fate too always has a hand. And what of the age-old question of \u2018nature or nurture\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each character in Iolanthe<\/em> charts their own journey and the struggle between doing their \u2018duty\u2019 and following their own impulses.\u201d As to how it plays out, hilariously and surprisingly \u2013 audiences will have to come and see!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CAST: <\/em>The Lord Chancellor \u2013 Oskar Loofs; <\/strong>Strephon \u2013 Tobias Page<\/strong>; Lord Tolloller \u2013 William Papantoniou; <\/strong>Lord Mountararat \u2013 Nathan Knight<\/strong>; Private Willis \/ Fate \u2013 Lesley Braithwaite \/ Belinda Delaney<\/strong>; Queen of The Fairies \u2013 Megan Chalmers; <\/strong>Phyllis \u2013 Mackenzie Lawrence; <\/strong>Iolanthe \u2013 Chloe Obreza<\/strong>; Celia \u2013 Suzanne Chin; <\/strong>Leila \u2013 Amelia Myers<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 CREATIVE TEAM: Stage Director & Choreographer: Sarah Pearce; <\/strong>Musical Director: Tim Doubinski; <\/strong>Asst. Director: Zachary Aleksander; <\/strong>Costumier: Joshua Carter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performance Dates & Times:<\/strong>
Sat 23 Sept 2pm Goulburn Performing Arts Centre (GPAC), 163 Auburn St, Goulburn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sun 1 Oct 2pm – The Art House, 19-21 Margaret Street, Wyong<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6-8 Oct – The Governors Centre, Sydney Boys High, 556 Cleveland St, Moore Park, Sydney<\/strong>
Fri 6 Oct 8pm, Sat 7 Oct 2pm, Sat 7 Oct 8pm, Sun 8 Oct 2pmBookings: <\/strong>www.thearthousewyong.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Revolutionary Take on IOLANTHE: A Fusion of Gilbert & Sullivan, Beethoven, and Shakespeare!<\/a><\/blockquote>