The Mikado: With Aspect Stern and Gloomy Stride

Featuring Bev Shean, Derek Metzger, Terri Crouch and The Fabulous Singlettes from the Gilbert & Sullivan classic The Mikado.

[@banjotails]

the show was recorded in "New Zealand" at the start of its tour run of "Australia" and "New Zealand" it is avaiable from essgee web site on dvd

[@antigonemerlin]

Ah, 240p in 2007, my old friend.

[@bettyottman1718]

The Entrance of the Evil Katisha Gives Everyone Shivers down our Spines.

[@Mousy677]

So I REALLY don't like Essgee - but this Katisha has to be one of the best I've ever seen. (Favourite is obviously Sylvia Clarke, but Bev Shean is a close second.)

[@harrietkrauss3294]

She is GREAT!

[@Murglie]

It was the mid nineties. Crappy instruments is what they did best ^_^

[@JoshFeintuch]

Because they were doing a pop adaptation. An orchestra just wouldn't have made sense. I am a bit surprised they didn't use guitars, though.

[@ftbotsb]

Kreator01: Which "sea witch" are [were] you thinking of?

[@ginger505]

wow thats rather cool all the songs are as i know it but who is the other little maid if there is yum-yum, Pitti-sing and peepbo ..?

[@bettyottman1718]

Let me see... Yum yum Peep bo (in Pink) Pitti Sing (in yellow and Orange) Maybe The other sister in Purple is Sim Sim?

[@DAv2003]

Great Production. Where was it held?

[@drewnickels1369]

New Zealand....your answer 13 years later lol

[@DAv2003]

@@drewnickels1369 Still comes in handy. Thought it was Australia. :P

[@drewnickels1369]

@@DAv2003 I believe this recording took place during the New Zealand tour and was broadcast on Australian TV, the company is Australian tho? It’s one of the two 😂

[@bettyottman1718]

In 1996.

[@ginger505]

ow i see! lol i had no idea is it an austrailian version? its awsum but i still prefer the origional lol i would get to confused! =]

[@OliveDec2007]

Lavish production, costumes, set, voices, performance, direction. I can't understand why you had a synthesiser instead of a proper orchestra to complement the it!

[@lucillemurray3395]

Because they wanted to modern it. And they wanted to.

[@pauldillon584]

@@lucillemurray3395 - My goodness! I posted this in 2007! I can't even remember doing so! I take your point though, Lucille. I've been a 'gentleman of Japan' in this, my favourite GnS, three times in my life. (My name is Oliver, by the way. When I set up this youtube account I left out the 'r'!)

[@lucillemurray3395]

@@pauldillon584 all good sweet. :)

[@oboewizard]

Bev Shean steals the show - she is fantastic. One of the best Katishas I have ever seen. This production is such a mixed bag though. "For he's going to marry Yum-Yum" was ruined. Why was it necessary to replace Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo with this trio, and where is the women's chorus - not to mention the lack of Pish-Tush. If they had left the basic script alone this was have been stunning evening with the reorchestration.

[@PhilosophySlime]

I really enjoyed this one and their Pirates, but their Pinafore I felt was too unpure and tacky.

[@XxShadowDestinyxX]

Please....no....

[@deanna1197]

this is literally awful