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Jonathan Miller’s stylish, spirited Mikado revived once again at ENO

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Reviewed at The London Coliseum, London on 21 November 2015
Sullivan, The Mikado
Fergus Macleod, Conductor
Sir Jonathan Miller, Director
Stefanos Lazaridis, Set Designer
Sue Blane, Costume Designer
Richard Suart, Ko-Ko, Lord High Executioner
Anthony Gregory, Nanki-Poo, son of Mikado
Mary Bevan, Yum-Yum
Graeme Danby, Pooh-Bah, Lord High Everything Else
Yvonne Howard, Katisha
Robert Lloyd, Mikado
George Humphreys, Pish-Tush, Gentleman of Japan
Rachael Lloyd, Pitti-Sing, Yum-Yum's sister
Fiona Canfield, Peep-Bo, Yum-Yum's sister
English National Opera Orchestra
English National Opera Chorus
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