Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or The peer and the peri

The Resource Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or The peer and the peri
Label
Gilbert & Sullivan's Iolanthe, or The peer and the peri
Statement of responsibility
[music by Arthur Sullivan ; words by W.S. Gilbert] ; staged by David Pountney ; directed by Dave Heather ; producer, Judith De Paul ; a George Walker presentation ; a Parsons & Whittemore production ; made by Brent Walker Film Productions ; Goldcrest Films International
Title variation
  • Gilbert and Sullivan's Iolanthe
  • Iolanthe
  • Peer and the peri
Contributor
Conductor
Director
Host
Librettist
Performer
Producer
Singer
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Iolanthe used to be the life and soul of Fairyland but was banished 25 years ago for marrying a mortal. Now, pardoned by the Fairy Queen she returns as a beautiful teenager, but with a 24-year-old son, Strephon, who is half fairy, half mortal. He is in love with Phyllis, a ward of the rather susceptible Lord Chancellor. For a while, these complications wreck havoc with the proceedings of the House of Lords, giving Gilbert a chance to poke fun at that august institution
Cataloging source
PCX
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Production designer, Allan Cameron ; lighting designer, Paul Beeson ; choreography, Terry Gilbert ; videotape editor, Barry Stevens
PerformerNote
  • Presenter, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
  • Derek Hammond-Stroud (Lord Chancellor) ; Richard Van Allan (Private Willis) ; Kate Flowers (Phyllis) ; Alexander Oliver (Strephon) ; Beverley Mills (Iolanthe) ; Anne Collins (Fairy Queen) ; Ambrosian Opera Chorus ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Alexander Faris, conductor
Runtime
114
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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