Topsy-Turvy
15/12/1999
3h

For nearly a decade, Gilbert and Sullivan’s collaborations have delighted the English people. But in 1884, as a London heat wave cuts into the theater trade, their latest work, "Princess Ida", receives lukewarm press. In an effort to reconcile their creative differences and drawing inspiration from Japanese culture, they went on to create the hit opera "The Mikado", one of the duo's greatest successes.
Cast


Jim Broadbent
W. S. Gilbert


Allan Corduner
Sir Arthur Sullivan


Timothy Spall
Richard Temple (The Mikado)


Lesley Manville
Lucy Gilbert


Ron Cook
Richard D'Oyly Carte


Wendy Nottingham
Helen Lenoir


Kevin McKidd
Durward Lely (Nanki-Poo)


Shirley Henderson
Leonora Braham (Yum-Yum)


Dorothy Atkinson
Jessie Bond


Martin Savage
George Grossmith


Eleanor David
Fanny Ronalds


Sam Kelly
Richard Barker


Andy Serkis
John D'Auban
Charles Simon
Gilbert's Father


Vincent Franklin
Rutland Barrington


Cathy Sara
Sybil Grey


Nicholas Woodeson
Mr. Seymour


Jonathan Aris
Wilhelm
Stefan Bednarczyk
Frank Cellier


Mark Benton
Mr Price
Eve Pearce
Gilbert's Mother
Lavinia Bertram
Florence Gilbert
Theresa Watson
Maude Gilbert
Kenneth Hadley
Pidgeon


Michael Simkins
Frederick Bovill


Dexter Fletcher
Louis


Louise Gold
Rosinda Brandram
Kate Doherty
Mrs Judd


Sukie Smith
Clothilde


Mia Soteriou
Mrs. Russell
Akemi Otani
Dancer


Togo Igawa
First Kabuki Actor
Kanako Morishita
Shamisen Player


Naoko Mori
Miss 'Sixpence Please'


Eiji Kusuhara
Second Kabuki Actor


Alison Steadman
Madame Leon


Francis Lee
Butt


Katrin Cartlidge
Madame


Julia Rayner
Mademoiselle Fromage


Angela Curran
Miss Morton


Brid Brennan
Mad Woman


Ashley Jensen
Miss Tringham


Richard Coyle
Mr. Hammond


Kacey Ainsworth
Miss Fitzherbert


Debbie Chazen
Miss Kingsley


Rosie Cavaliero
Miss Monroe


Monica Dolan
Miss Barnes


Steve Speirs
Mr Kent
Mary Roscoe
Miss Carlyle


Matt Bardock
Mr Tripp


Paul Rider
Mr Bentley
Kevin Walton
Mr Evans


Mary Roscoe
Miss Carlyle


Gemma Page
Miss Langton-James
Sarah Howe
Miss Woods


Teresa Gallagher
Miss Coleford


Anna Francolini
Miss Biddles


Sophie Duval
Miss Brown
Michelle Chadwick
Miss Warren


Wayne Cater
Mr Rhys


Simon Butteriss
Mr Lewis
Lorraine Brunning
Miss Jardine


Nicholas Boulton
Mr Conyngham


Richard Attlee
Mr Gordon


Ashley Artus
Mr Marchmont


Paul Barnhill
Mr Flagstone
John Warnaby
Mr Sanders
Julie Jupp
Miss Meadows


Heather Craney
Miss Russell
Shaun Glanville
Mr Harris


Julian Bleach
Mr Plank
Millie Gregory
Alice


Michael Simkins
Frederick Bovell
Neil Humphries
Boy Actor
Keeley Gainey
Maidservant
Toksan Takahashi
Calligrapher
Kimi Shaw
Spinner


Nick Bartlett
Stage Hand


Gary Dunnington
Fred Baker
Amanda Crossley
Emily
Matthew Mills
Walter Simmonds
David Neville
Dentist
Philippe Constantin
Paris Waiter
Jenny Pickering
Second Prostitute


Gary Yershon
Pianist in Brothel
Adam Searles
Shrimp
William Neenan
Cook


Geoffrey Hutchings
Armourer
Roger Heathcott
Stage Doorkeeper
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