The Foundry Group

A rollicking adaptation of three outrageous, absurd and hilarious stories by the master of Topsy-Turvydom Sir W. S. Gilbert, brought lovingly to the stage by The Ornate Johnsons’ David Mounfield and Brian Mitchell.

Now immortalised for his partnership with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, Gilbert was, in his own right, a renowned playwright and comic writer and a master of ‘nonsense’ verse.

As a regular contributor to Punch and Fun magazines, he produced many fantastic stories with his trademark dark humour, while his uproarious poems known as ‘The Bab Ballads’ have remained almost constantly in print.

For the first time, and on the 180th anniversary of his birth, three of his funniest tales and two of the best-loved Bab Ballads take to the stage in this inventive new adaptation by Mitchell and Nixon, writers of hit shows and Upstairs at the Western favourites Those Magnificent Men and Big Daddy Vs. Giant Haystacks.

Performed by David Mounfield (Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show and This Is Jinsy) and Brian Mitchell (Those Magnificent Men and The Ornate Johnsons), Gilbert (No Sullivan) is the perfect night out for dedicated ‘Savoyards’ and a great introduction for the uninitiated to one of England’s wittiest writers.