Hot Mikado

Tempo burst on to the Fringe this year with “Hot Mikado” – a jazz, blues, gospel, swing version of Gilbert & Sullivan’s comic opera – to be staged from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 August in St Oswald’s Hall, Montpelier Park.

Following previous sell-out productions
“THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS” (2002)
“CABARET” (2003) and “ANNIE” (2004)
Tempo invites you to their 2005 production “HOT MIKADO”

East meets West head-on in this hilarious 1940's blues, gospel, swingstyle updated classic. This zoot-suited, toe-tapping colourful show is certain to provide a very agreeable source of innocent merriment. “HOT or WOT”!

The Show

HOT MIKADO

When looking for a swinging night at the theatre, you can't do much better than Hot Mikado. East meets West head-on in this hilarious 1940's-style updating of the perennial Gilbert and Sullivan classic. With the music transmuted into blues, Cab Calloway swing, hot gospel, scorching torch songs and ‘Three Little Maids' turned into an Andrew Sisters' show-stopper, this zoot-suited, tap-dancing colourful show is certain to provide the ideal evening out for the whole family.

Hot Mikado is a parody of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Mikado. Set in Japan, the show features the inhabitants of a village called Titipu. A wandering musician named Nanki-Poo enters the scene, looking for his true love, Yum-Yum. Unfortunately for Nanki-Poo, Yum-Yum is about to marry her ward, Ko-Ko. What transpires is a rowdy tale that combines Gilbert and Sullivan's timeless style with a heavy dose of swing and blues.

Tempo Musical Productions hope to repeat sell-out performances (as in 2002, 2003, and 2004) by presenting high standard musical theatre created to appeal to Edinburgh Festival Fringe audiences. This year's production exploits the classical works of Gilbert and Sullivan and transforms it into an upbeat, riotous, jazzy, energetic extravaganza.

Hot Mikado is flashy and fun. It will especially appeal to those who have a fondness for satirical musical comedy. This one is definitely a must-see.

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