The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

Plot Summary

The career of W. S. Gilbert, a barrister turned comic librettist, and Arthur Sullivan, a composer turned against his will to light music, who together wrote fifteen comic operas between 1871 and 1896, to great public acclaim.

Top Cast

Robert Morley William S. Gilbert

Maurice Evans Arthur Sullivan

Eileen Herlie Helen D'Oyly Carte

Peter Finch Richard D'Oyly Carte

Martyn Green George Grossmith