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Express G&S

ALL the G&S operas in one railway murder mystery spoof!

15TH-18TH AUGUST 2023 (WILTON'S MUSIC HALL) and touring

This production has now closed
The "masters of G&S in small spaces” present their side-splitting spoof of the classic railway mystery. A trio of intriguing travellers (and a pianist) take on multiple characters, uncover clue upon red herring, while ripping through the G&S operettas with a cake soaked butter knife, all aboard the G&S Express.

Get ready to be swept away on this Topsy-turvy journey - from Penzance to Titipu, from Venice to the Tower of London, from Portsmouth to Fairyland - in an original story packed with references from every single G&S operetta. This highly inventive, witty murder mystery spoof is splattered with favourite songs from the Savoy operas including ‘The Pirates of Penzance’, ‘The Mikado’ and ‘H.M.S. Pinafore’, as well as from those less performed, such as ‘The Sorcerer,’ ‘Princess Ida’ and ‘Utopia Ltd’.

All aboard the G&S Express - destination: Murder!

CAST

Matthew Kellett generously sponsored by Fiona Brannon
Catrine Kirkman generously sponsored by James Lonsdale
Matthew Siveter generously sponsored by Howard Gatiss
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CREATIVES & TEAM

​Written by John Savournin, after Gilbert, with new lyrics by David Eaton. 
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Director/ Writer John Savournin 
Musical Director/ Lyricist David Eaton 
Stage Manager Octavia Penes
Design Jessie Huckin
Lighting Design Rachel E Cleary

EXPRESS G&S IN THE PRESS

"An entertaining whistle-stop tour of Gilbert and Sullivan, framed within an Orient Express-style crime mystery." - The Stage

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A glorious piece of nonsense... ingenious” - Reviews Hub

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A major coup of riotous jollity... just the ticket to raise your spirits" - Fairy power productions

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Well-nigh perfect entertainment" - Lastminutetheatretickets.com

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "G&S meets Agatha Christie meets Monty Python" - Spy in the stalls

⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Top notch" - London Pub Theatres

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  • Home
  • ABOUT CCO
    • ABOUT US
    • Contact us
    • MAILING LIST
  • WHAT'S ON
    • Around The World (of Gilbert & Sullivan) in 80 Minutes
    • The Mikado
    • Patience
  • PAST PRODUCTIONS
    • A Summer Opera Evening
    • The Magic Flute
    • Dewi in the Deep
    • Napoleon: Un Petit Pantomime
    • MAN IN THE MOON
    • The Yeomen of the Guard
    • The Sorcerer
    • The Barber of Seville
    • Odyssey: A Heroic Pantomime
    • The Mikado
    • RUDDIGORE
    • EXPRESS G&S
    • Rumpelstiltskin
    • Patience
    • HMS PINAFORE
    • BEOWULF: AN EPIC PANTO
    • THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
    • IOLANTHE
    • Snow White in the Seven Months of Lockdown
    • H.M.S PINAFORE 2020
    • THE NATIVITY PANTO
    • H.M.S Pinafore 2019 Tour
    • BUTTONS: A CINDERELLA STORY
    • King Tut: A Pyramid Panto
    • Pinocchio
    • TRIAL BY JURY / THE ZOO
    • BILLY THE KID
    • Do I Hear a Waltz?
  • Supporting CCO
    • Become a Friend of CCO
    • How to help CCO
  • Education/Outreach
    • MAN IN THE MOON
    • Open up the Opera House
    • CCO AT HOME >
      • ABOUT CCO AT HOME
      • DIAL-A-SONG
      • MAKE YOUR OWN HMS PINAFORE SET
  • ONLINE SHOP
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