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By W. S. Gilbert 6 Arthur Sullivan

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The National Concert Hall • 16th-20th November 2010

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By W. S. Gilbert & r Arthur Sullivan

Director: Choreographer: Musical Director: Chorus Director: Production Manager: Set Design: Lighting Design: Sounci Design: Set Construction: Additional Lyrics:

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WELCOME From the President of the Rathmines 8 Rathgar Musical Society

On be ha lf of the Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society, I w e lc o m e you to the National Concert Hall and to our 2010 production of The M ikado.

W.S. Gilbert and Arthu r Sullivan w ro te th irte e n successful Comic Operas of w h ich The M ika do is th e most popular, and consequently, the m ost fre q u e n tly perform ed.

The exp irin g of th e cop yrigh t of the works of Gilbert & Sullivan in 1961, op ened the door to all sorts of in te rp re ta tio n s o f th e 'Savoy' operas.

Indeed, some th o u g h t it heralded the ir dem ise. W rong! The fact tha t these operas are still ve ry much alive and w e ll and being en jo yed by audiences all ove r the w o rld is proof, if proof w e re needed, th a t th e y are w o rks of considerable theatrical m erit.

The M ik a d o has been presented in all sorts of guises {The Black Mikado, The H ot M ik a d o etc.) and y e t today, 125 years since its first pe rfo rm an ce in 1885, it still rolls m e rrily along - as eq ua lly does th e R&R as the Society approaches the celebrations for its Centenary in three years tim e ! But m ore of this at a later tim e .

I hope you w ill en jo y our 2010 production of 'The M ika do'l

PAT CAMPBELL, President, Rathmines 8 Rathgar Musical Society.

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Lew is Clohessy Shay Gibson W endy Thom pson R obert D e v e re u x Nora O'Rourke Liam Carmll B a rn e y G orm an Jackie M o u n ta in e John McCall D ia rm u id O 'N e ill Im e ld a B ra d le y M ic h e lle Foynes Helen H u rle y Gina Condell Gail M cG rath Brendan Galvin Darren Johnson

All Executive Comm ittee Members serve th e Society in an Honorary Capacity

The Committee acknowledges all those who continue to aid and serve the Society through their time and dedication.

We thank them most sincerely and wish them well.

This year the Society learned of the sad passing of some of its dear friends and supporters, Maurice O'Sullivan 8 Roderick Tierney, RIP

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SYNOPSIS Act 1 The show opens in the to w n of Titipu w he re the chorus of nobles are joined

by Nanki-Poo in disguise w h o is looking for Yum-Yum, the ward of Ko-Ko. A noble lord nam ed Pish-Tush asks w h a t Nanki-Poo's business is w ith Yum-Yum and learns that the minstrel had seen the girl a year ago w h e n he was a m e m b e r of the to w n band and th ey had fallen in love. But Yum-Yum was betrothed to her guardian Ko-Ko, "a cheap tailor." However on learning th a t Ko-Ko was condem ned to death for flirting, the minstrel has hurried back to try to claim Yum-Yum. Unfortunately on his return he finds th at far from being dead, Ko-Ko has in fact been let out on bail, and appointed Lord High Executioner. There is worse to come as Pooh-Bah, w h o holds every other m ajor office of state, inform s Nanki-Poo that Yum-Yum and Ko-Ko are to be married th at very day.

Yum-Yum and her sisters, Pitti-Sing and Peep-Bo, appear w ith their schoolfellows. When Yum-Yum finally catches sight of Nanki-Poo he reveals th a t he is the son of The Mikado, and w h e n they are alone, she adm its she does not love her guardian. The tw o lovers realise th a t their cause is hopeless and Yum-Yum leaves Nanki-Poo w h o then tries to kill himself.

M eanw hile, Ko-Ko has received a letter fro m The Mikado, w h o threatens to abolish the post of Lord High Executioner and reduce Titipu to the rank of a village unless a beheading takes place w ith in a m onth. On seeing Nanki-Poo about to "te rm in a te an unendurable existence", Ko-Ko points out th a t suicide is a capital offence and offers to do the jo b professionally. Nanki-Poo agrees on the condition th a t he be allow ed m arry Yum-Yum and enjoy one m onth of married life before he is beheaded. After the execution Ko-Ko w ill then be able to m arry the w id o w e d Yum-Yum. Am idst the celebrations Katisha makes an abrupt entrance having tracked dow n the object of her affections, N ankiPoo, and threatens to reveal his true identity. Thankfully, though, the to w n dwellers are not to be deterred as "jo y reigns e veryw here a round" and Katisha is out-shouted by a chorus of Japanese: " 0 ni! Bikkuri Shakkuri to !" w hich roughly translates as So surprised, vje hiccup! Bah!

Act 2 Act tw o opens w ith Yum-Yum being prepared for her w ed d in g but soon the a w fu l fact is out that, under The M ika d o's law, the w id o w of a beheaded man m ust be buried alive. This places Nanki-Poo in a d ile m m a : if he holds Yum-Yum to this marriage she dies a hideous death and if he releases her she must marry Ko-Ko at once. The m arriage is off and Nanki-Poo determ ines to do aw a y w ith him se lf th a t afternoon unless Ko-Ko w ill kill him at once. But it turns out th a t KoKo can't kill anything: to m a ke matters worse The M ika d o and his suite are approaching th e to w n and w ill arrive in ten minutes. In desperation Ko-Ko arranges to d ra w up an a ffid a v it of Nanki-Poo's execution.

The M ikado arrives w ith Katisha w ho makes much of being his d a u g h te r-in -la w elect. When Ko-Ko presents his certificate of execution The M ika do reads it and says, "M y poor fe llo w , in yo u r anxiety to carry out m y wishes you have beheaded the heir to the th ro n e of Japan!". Ko-Ko and Pooh-Bah find Nanki-Poo and beg him to present h im s e lf in person to his father, thereby absolving th e m of his death. But Nanki-Poo, n o w married to Yum-Yum, is afraid of Katisha's w rath . Unless Ko-Ko w ill agree to m arry the old hag h im se lf he and Yum-Yum w ill leave on th e ir h on e y m o o n at once. Katisha, m e a n w h ile , is m o u rn in g the death of Nanki-Poo, and w h e n Ko-Ko tries to w o o her, she is at first reluctant, but he wins the fo rm ida b le lady w ith a pack of fla tterin g lies and a sad, lovelorn song.

Katisha adds her p o w e rfu l pleas to The M ikado for everyone to be pardoned. The Mikado, a bit bew ilde re d by it all nonetheless pronounces th a t 'N o th in g could possibly be m ore satisfactory!'.

The to w n s fo lk o f Titipu catch up on the la te s t news.

PRODUCTION TEAM GARRY MOUNTAINE, Director Garry studied singing w ith Dr Veronica Dunne at the Leinster School of Music and at the RIAM with Professor Paul Deegan.

He appeared in Mdhdgonny Songspiel {Opeia Theatre Company, Dublin Theatre Festival) and In Compdny With Sondheim (Scenario, National Concert Hall). He has played m any roles including Tevye in Fiddler on The /?oof (Gaiety Theatre), Ramades in The Risen People (Gaiety Theatre), Emile de Becgue in South Pacific (Gaiety Theatre), Sam Byck in Assassins (The Beckett Theatre), Khruschev in JFK (Olympia Theatre), The Man in Buskin (Tivoli Theatre/Cork Opera House), Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls (Gaiety Theatre), Prof. Henry Higgins in M y Fair Lady (Gaiety Theatre), Honore Lachailles in 6/g/(G aiety Theatre), Baron Zeta in The Merry IV/dow (Gaiety Theatre), Ali Hakim in Oklahoma (Gaiety Theatre), M ax Bialystock in The Producers (Gaiety Theatre) and Daddy Warbucks in Annie (Olympia Theatre/Cork Opera House).

Other roles include Joe Keller in All M y Sons (Andrews Lane Theatre), Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge (Andrews Lane Theatre) and George in Who's Afraid of Virginia lVoo//(The Mill Theatre). With the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company he played Poo-Bah in their production of The Mikado and Wilfred Shadbolt in The Yeomen of the Guard {Sadler's Wells Theatre, London). Further operatic roles include Dancairo in Carmen (National Concert Hall), Colonel Franke in Die Fledermaus (National Concert Hall).

Television and radio w ork include The Late Late Show, Live at 3, Theatre Nights and The Derek Mooney Show.

He appeared in the BBC productions of The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard and has also presented and appeared in numerous concerts at the National Concert Hall. Directing credits includes The Mikado (2 0 0 1 ), The Pirates of Penzance (2 0 0 2 ), Let's Celebrate (2 00 3), The Yeomen of The Guard (2 004), The Gondoliers (2 00 6), lolanthe (2 00 8) and HMS Pinafore (2 0 0 9 ) all in The National Concert Hall.

MARINA KEAIY, Choreographer Marina has enjoyed great success as a dancer and choreographer throughout Ireland having performed in all major venues and on television. Her work, being wide and varied, includes such shows as John Player Tops Finals, Godspell, Chess, Guys and Dolls, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar and m any dance workshops throughout the country.

Marina's work received a nomination from AIMS for Grease and won Best Choreographer Award from both AIMS and the Bangor Festival for her work in M e and M y Girl. She was subsequently asked to co-choreograph the professional production of Me and M y Girl at the Olympia Theatre.

Marina has a long association with the R&R. Initially performing as a dancer in the role of Liat in South Pacific, she later successfully choreographed various shows too numerous to mention but including The Pirates of Penzance, the R8R 90th Birthday Celebrations, M y Fair Lady, The Yeomen of the Guard, Gigi, The Merry Widow, Anything Goes, The Producers and HMS Pinafore. For Glasnevin Musical Society she choreographed the successful production of Chess and was Director/Choreographer for the R&R's Let's Celebrate the Magic of the Musicals!

Marina is delighted to continue her association with the R&R as Choreographer for this season and would like to thank the entire cast for their very hard w ork and dedication over the last number of months. She is looking forward to working with the Society in next Spring's production of Hear Our Songs! at The National Concert Hall.

GEAROID GRANT, M usical Director Gearoid Grant graduated from UCD in 1 9 7 2 and since then has com bined a freelance career as conductor w ith a career in music education. He has recently retired from teaching in the FCI School in Bunclody w h e re over the years he established a "school of m usic' w ith over 2 5 0 students playing in tw o very large ensem bles. Gearoici started conducting in RTF over 30 years ago and has perfo rm ed w ith RTECO and RTENSO on television, in concert halls, and e ve n in the rain w ith a 6 ,0 00 strong choir in Lansdowne Road. In 1 9 9 0 Gearoid devised and continues to present and conduct each y ea r the acclaimed The Irish lim e s /R T E series Music in th e Cldssroom which introduces music to 3 0 ,0 0 0 Irish children annually, w ith 24 perform ances at The National Concert Hall in Dublin and in m ajor venues around Ireland. The p rog ram m e is developed in conjunction w ith RTE, The Irish Times and the D epartm en t of Education.

Gearoid has conducted th e National Youth Orchestra of Ireland since its inception and has never missed a concert in nearly 3 0 years. The Rathm ines and Rathgar Musical Society has had similar service. For the last 10 years he has conducted the Cross Border Orchestra of^Ireland (including a sell-out concert in Carnegie Hall) and he organises and conducts th e Hailelujdh Christmas Concert at the Point Theatre w ith over 9 ,0 0 0 children singing.

W hen he has the tim e Gearoid conducts orchestras in Europe, Am erica and Africa in halls from Cape Town to Boston in a w id e repertoire ranging from M ozart to Sondheim. He has no intention of stopping just yet!

JACKIE CURRAN-OLOHAN, Chorus Director Jackie has been th e Society's Chorus Director since 1 9 9 4 and wishes the entire com p an y every success for The Milcado.

NORA O'ROURKE, Production M a n ager Nora jo in ed th e R&R as ASM to Stage M a n a g e r Seam us O'Neill. She has w o rke d in all th e backstage d ep a rtm e n ts including Props, Lighting, Sound, Stage M a n a g e m e n t and Production M a n a g e m e n t tor the R&R in both th e G aiety Theatre and The National Concert Hall.

Nora has acted as Stage M a n a g e r and Lighting D e s ig n e r/O p e rato r for m a n y societies and groups, notably, St. Louis, Loreto, Take Four and John Player TOPS (Aer Lingus). She has stage m a n a g e d and lit m a n y a w a rd w inning shows in W aterford and Bangor. She is a recipient of an AIMS a w a rd for Best Stage M a n a g e r and has conducted w orkshops on Stage M a n a g e m e n t for AIMS.

JOHN O'DONOGHUE, Set Design

A RECORD OF PREVIOUS R&R PRODUCTIONS 1913 1914 1914 1915 1915 1915 1916 1916 1917 1917 1918 1918 1919 1919 1920 1921 1922 1922 1922 1923 1923 1923 1923 1923 1924 1924 1924 1924 1925 1925 1925 1926 1926 1926 1927 1927 1927 1927 1928 1928 1929 1929 1929 1929 1930 1930 1931 1931 1932 1932 1932 1932 1933 1933 1934 1935 1935 1936 1936 1936 1937 1937 1938 1938 1938 1939 1939 1939 1939 1939 1940 1940 1940

The Mikado The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Mii<ado Les Cloches de Corneville lolanthe The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Mikado The Gondoliers Haddon Hall Ruddigore Utopia Lim ited Haddon Hall A Princess in Kensington M errie England Utopia Lim ited The Rose o f Persia Ruddigore The Mikado Patience The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Gondoliers The Mikado The Yeomen o f th e Guard Patience lolanthe Trial byJury The Pirates o f Penzance The Duchess o f Dantzig Tom Jones M e rrie England The Duchess o f Dantzig Veronique The Gondoliers The Mikado Trial by Jury The Pirates o f Penzance The Yeomen o f th e Guard Haddon Hall The Rose o f Persia The Geisha San Toy Patience Cox and Box H.M.S. Pinafore The Beloved Vagabond A Country Girl The Arcadians A Waltz Dream The Quaker Girl M onsieur Beaucaire lolanthe The Mikado The Desert Song Princess Charming Florodora lolanthe The Gondoliers The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Mikado Princess Ida The Pirates o f Penzance H.M.S. Pinafore Mercenary M a ry The Mikado The Gondoliers The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Gondoliers Patience Trial by Jury H.M.S. Pinafore Ruddigore Cox and Box The Sorcerer

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Trial b yJury The Pirates o f Penzance lolanthe The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Gondoliers Patience The Mikado Princess Ida The M ikado The Gondoliers lo lanthe Waltzes from Vienna Utopia Limited The Impresario The Sorcerer The Student Prince W ild Violets The Mikado The Gondoliers Lilac Tim e B itter Sweet The Yeomen o f th e Guard lolanthe La Vie Parisienne The Gondoliers Patience Ruddigore The Vagabond King The Mikado Cox and Box H.M.S. Pinafore Gay Rosalinda lo lanthe Princess Ida The Gondoliers The Student Prince Trial byJury The Pirates o f Penzance The Mikado W ild Violets The Gondoliers Patience The Yeomen o f th e Guard Bless th e Bride The Mikado Ruddigore lo lanthe The Dancing Years The Gondoliers Trial byJury H.M.S. Pinafore B itter Sw/eet The Mikado Princess Ida Cox and Box The Pirates o f Penzance La Vie Parisienne The Gondoliers Patience The Yeomen o f th e Guard Perchance to Dream Bless th e Bride Shov^/boat The Gondoliers The Mikado Annie Get Your Gun The Yeomen o f th e Guard Patience lo lanthe O klahoma!

The Gondoliers The Mikado Cox and Box

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H.M.S. Pinafore Love From Judy Bitter Sweet The M e rry W idow Ruddigore lolanthe The Gondoliers Naughty M arietta The Dancing Years The M e rry W idow Kismet Wild Violets The M ikado The G ondoliers The S tudent Prince The Yeomen o f the Guard Patience The M ikado The New M oon Rose Marie lolanthe South Pacific The G ondoliers The Pirates o f Penzance Trial b yJury Guys and Dolls Patience The M ikado Princess Ida Bitter Sweet The Yeomen o f the Guard The G ondoliers H.M.S. Pinafore Brigadoon The M ikado The Sorcerer lolanthe My Fair Lady The Desert Song The M ikado The G ondoliers Camelot The M ikado The Yeomen o f the Guard Fiddler on th e Roof The G ondoliers Patience South Pacific The M ikado Princess Ida The Dancing Years The G ondoliers The Yeomen o f the Guard Showboat lolanthe H.M.S. Pinafore Trial by Jury Guys and Dolls Ruddigore The M ikado Cox and Box The G ondoliers The Pirates o f Penzance The M e rry W idow Gigi The Yeomen o f the Guard lolanthe Sweet Charity Patience The M ikado The King and 1 H.M.S. Pinafore The G ondoliers

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Trial by Jury M y Fair Lady Princess Ida The Mikado Oklahomal The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Gondoliers Annie Get Your Gun The Sorcerer The Mikado An Evening w ith Mr. G ilbert & Mr. Sullivan The Gondoliers Trial byJury The Pirates o f Penzance Hans Andersen lo lanthe The Mikado Rodgers & Hart and Rodgers & Hammerstein Gigi Romberg and Romance Showboat The Magic o f Lerner & Loewe Fiddler on th e Roof I'll See You Again Hello Dolly A Song to Sing 01 Kiss Me. Kate The Yeomen o f th e Guard The Gondoliers M ad About Musicals Anything Goes A Song For You The Mikado Hear Our Songs The Pirates o f Penzance One Enchanted Evening M y Fair Lady The Gondoliers South Pacific Show Business Showboat H.M.S. Pinafore Fiddler on th e Roof Romberg to Rodgers Oklahomal Celebration Carousel The Mikado Guys and Dolls The Pirates o f Penzance M e and M y Girl 90th Birthday Concert Mr. G ilbert & Mr. Sullivan M y Fair Lady The Yeomen o f th e Guard Gigi Romberg to Rodgers Fiddler on th e Roof The Gondoliers Lets Celebrate!

The Magic o f th e Musicals Anything Goes The M erry W id o w lolanthe The Producers H.M.S. Pinafore The Rodgers 8t Hammerstein Concert The Mikado

MAURICE O'SUILIYAN An Apprcâ&#x201A;Źiation It is w ith great sorrow that I write of Maurice O'Sullivan who died some tw o w eeks ago at the age of 86, R.I.P. Maurice enjoyed a full and happy life and som ehow m anaged to accomplish m any diverse achievements in just one lifetime. We, here, knew him as a dedicated and talented m em b er of our Society for the last sixty years.

Maurice joined the men's chorus in 1950 and quickly rose through the ranks to play principal roles for m any years commencing with The Duke of Plaza-Toro in the 1955 production of The Gondoliers at the Gaiety Theatre.

He developed his love of musical theatre while a student at Blackrock College. In particular, his involvem ent in the w ell-know n Blackrock Operas (performing parts from YumYum to Pooh-Bah) started his life-long passion for the works of Gilbert & Sullivan. Indeed, he was recognised as an authority of G&S. Apart from playing the various G&S characters, Maurice gave strong performances in m any of 'The Musicals'. He was outstanding as Colonel Pickering in the Society's production of M y Fair Lady in 1969 and as Lazar Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof in 1972.

In addition to his stage work, Maurice served on many R&R comm ittees over the years including a period as Chairman of the Executive Committee. He was one of the four Trustees of the Society and was made an Honorary Life M e m b er in 2 0 0 6 - a distinction accorded to very few since the foundation of the Society in 1913.

Apart from the R&R, Maurice led a most active life - Past Captain and President of Woodbrook Golf Club, a performing m em b er of the Bohemian Musical Society (The Bohs) and was a most accomplished solo entertainer at social functions. All that was achieved w h ile pursuing a distinguished career as a civil engineer which ended w ith him becoming Chief Civil Engineer of the ESB. We extend our deepest sympathies to his w ife, Mairead, to his sons and daughters, his brothers and sisters and to his grandchildren. W e give thanks for his long and fruitful life and for his faithful services to the R&R. Like th e Duke of Plaza-Toro, Maurice was a 'Celebrated, Cultivated, Underrated, Nobleman'.

May he rest in peace.

P.C.

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RATHMINES fir RATH^AR MUSICAl SOCIETY p fC K n ts

By W. S. Gilbert jir Arthur Sullivan

MUSICAL NUMBERS

PRINCIPALS BRIAN GILLIGAN A N N A BRADY RITZY MURRAY SARAH McCOURT JACKIE CURRAN OLOHAN MICHAEL EVANS MICHAEL CLARK GERALD BLOOMER CIARAN OLOHAN IMELDA BRADLEY HUGO BRENNAN PATRICK FOX PATRICK BEHAN

"If you w ant to know who we are" - Gents' Chorus "A Wand'ring Minstrel I" - Ndnki-Poo 8 Gents' Chorus "Our Great Mikado, virtuous m an" - Pish-Tush 5 Gents' Chorus "Young man, despair" - Pooh-Bah, Ndnki-Poo 8 Pish-Tush "And have I journey'd for a m onth" - Pooh-Bah 8 Nanki-Poo "Behold the Lord High Executioner" - Ko-Ko 8 Gents' Chorus "As some day it may happen" - Ko-Ko 8 Gents' Chorus "Comes a train of little ladies" - Ladies'Chorus "Three little maids from school are w e " - Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing 8 Ladies' Chorus "So please you. Sir, we much regret" - Yum-Yum, Peep-Bo, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ladies' Chorus "Were you not to Ko-Ko plighted" - Yum-Yum 8 Nanki-Poo "I am so proud" - Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko 8 Pish-Tush

LADIES' CHORUS

GENTS' CHORUS

ACT 2

Lisanne McCreanor Orla Colleton Maria Tomkins Claire Treacey Edith Lynch Victoria Clarke Gina Condell Rosie Byrne N ia m h O'Connor Lisa Corbally Mairead C onna ug hto n Aisling M u l d o w n e y Catriona Beamish Deirdre McCabe Im eld a Bra dle y

Liam Carroll Joe Swan Paul Stenson Robbie Power Shay Gibson Alan M u lv ih ill Eddie Corry Joe Griffin Stephen O'Mara Ciaran Olohan Brendan Galvin Barney Gorman Stephen O'Grady Patrick Behan Colin M id d le to n

"Braid the raven hair" - Pitti-Sing 8 Ladies' Chorus "The sun whose rays are all ablaze" - Yum-Yum Madrigal, "Brightly dawns our wedding day" - Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, l^anki-Poo 8 Pish-Tush "Here's a how-de-do" - Yum-Yum, Nanki-Poo 8 Ko-Ko "Mi-ya 5a-ma" "From every kind of man obedience I expect" - Mikado, Katisha 8 Ensemble "A more humane Mikado" - The Mikado 8 Ensemble "The criminal cried as he dropped him dow n" - Ko-Ko, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah 8 Ensemble Glee, "See how the Fates their gifts allot" - Mikado, Pitti-Sing, Pooh-Bah, Ko-Ko 8 Katisha "The flowers that bloom in the spring" - Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko, Yum-Yum, Pitti-Sing, 8 Pooh-Bah Recit, and song, "Alone, and yet alive" - Katisha "On a tree by a river" ("W illow , tit-w illo w ") - Ko-Ko "Tfiere is beauty in the bellow of the blast" - Katisha 8 Ko-Ko

• Finale Act 1 (Ensemble)

"W ith aspect stern and gloomy stride" "The threatened cloud has passed aw ay" "Your revels c e ase!"... "Oti fool, that fleest my hallowed joys!"

"For he's going to marry Yum-Yum" "The hour of gladness"... " 0 ni! bikkuri shakkuri to!"

"Ye torrents roar!"

• Finale Act 2 - Ensemble

"For he's gone and married Yum-Yum" "The threatened cloud has passed away"

The townsfolk of Titipu hear of the latest beheading decree!

ARAMARK A R AM A R K Irela n d Provides Facilities M anag em ent Services to C om m ercial, y

Industry, E d ucatio n, P harm aceutical a nd G o v e rn m e n t Sectors.

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A R A M A R K Ireland wishes Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society best o f luck with The Mikado

PRODUCTION CREDITS Stage M an ag er Technical M a n a g e r Props ASM

NORA O'ROURKE DEREK BUNYAN MAUREEN CUSACK UNA Nl' CHAOMHANACH ALLY LYNCH

M ikado Puppet M ikado P uppeteer

BUI BOLG CIARAN BONNER

M ikado N ew sreel

GALVIN FILMS & THE JAPANESE GARDENS

Wardrobe

MARY CREGG EDWARD O'GRADY-WALSHE DENISE O'MAHONY DYMPNA BEVAN DYMPNA EGAR DODO O'HAGAN UTOPIA LTD. ALI MURPHY JENNY HOULIHAN BAIRBRE Nl' BHROIN NIAMH McDONOUGH PAULINE COOPER MARGARET O'SULLIVAN-FARRELL DYMPNA EGAR - Convenor JACKIE CURRAN-OLOHAN GEAROID GRANT SHAY GIBSON BARNEY GORMAN CRM DESIGN + PRINT LTD. GERRY McKNIGHT PAUL TIMON DARREN JOHNSON

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Costumes M ake-U p a Hair Assisted By Society Accompanist Repetiteurs Casting Com m ittee

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FRONT OF HOUSE Michelle Foynes Ann Gorman Deirdre Connolly Marion M eg annety Jackie Mountaine Helen Hurley Wendy Thompson Gail McGrath Eileen Gildea M argaret Carroll Michelle Allison M egan McGrath

Cathy Byrne Lewis Clohessy Camillas Mountaine Noel Byrne Gerry McKnight Robert Devereux Darren Johnson Fergal O'Sullivan Robert Keogh Walsh Pascal Garret Reynolds

THE CAST

BRIAN GILLIGAN - Nanki-Poo Brian is stepping into his second production w ith The R&R having played the part of Ralph Rackstraw in the Society's production of HMS Pinafore earlier this year. Brian has been involved in various areas of music performance for many years. Previous Gilbert and Sullivan roles include Lord Tolloller (lolanthe), Frederic {The Pirates o f Penzance), Marco {Tfie Gondoliers) and Edwin {Trial by Jury). He has played many roles in musicals such as Oklahoma!, Copacabana, Jesus Christ Superstar and Fiddler on the Roof Brian is currently studying in The Academy of Music, Dublin and intends to undertake his Masters in Performance under Mary Brennan. He would like to thank The R&R for all their kindness.

ANNA BRADY - Yum-Yum Anna is studying for her BA in Performance with Suzanne Murphy and Mairead Hurley at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin.

She is a multiple Feis Ceoil prize-winner counting the Nancy Calthorpe Cup, the German Government Cup, the Veronica Dunne Cup and the Soprano Cup among her awards.

Anna was specially commended in the Mozart International Singing Competition in 2009 and was a prize winner at the Thomas Moore Competition in 2009.

For Opera Ireland Anna has appeared in Don Giovanni, Romeo et Juliette, I Capuleti ed i Montecchi and sang the soprano solo as one of the apparitions in Macbeth. She played the part of Celia in lolanthe with Rathmines and Rathgar Musical Society in November 2008.

Other roles include Annina in Verdi's La Traviata, Loughcrew Garden Opera, June 2010 and Edith in The Pirates o f Penzance for Glasnevin Musical Society, September 2010. She is looking forward to playing La Ciesca in the Royal Irish Academy of Music's production of Gianni Schicchi next January.

Anna is also a member of the highly successful Opera Singing Waiters and performs regularly throughout Ireland with them.

RITZY MURRAY - Peep-Bo Ritzy has grown up w ith the R&R having watched every perfornnance attentively from the front row of the dress circle since the tender age of two. What started as a biannual outing to the Gaiety Theatre and The National Concert Hall to support her grandm other turned into a passion for music and musical theatre.

Ritzy began her training aged seven in the College of Music's junior workshop under Ite O'Donovan participating in and winning various Feis Ceoil awards and perform ing regularly in The National Concert Hall.

She later joined the Independent Theatre Workshop where she played such parts as Rizzo in Grease and Adelaide in Guys and Dolls. Other credits include Nancy in Oliver, The Narrator in Joseph, Carol in Willie Russell's Our Day Out, and Meadbh in Ochon. Recent roles for the Society include Sylvia in The M erry Widow and being type-cast as afairy for her role as Leila in lolanthe.

She w ould like to wish the rest of the cast the best of luck w ith the run and apologise for upstaging everybody.

SARAH McCOURT - P ittiS ing Sarah, who began her formal vocal studies w ith Geraldine McGee in Dundalk, is a Masters student in the Royal Irish Academy of Music studying under Mary Brennan and Mairead Hurley. She graduated w ith a First Class Honours Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and Postgraduate Artist Recital Diploma from the RIAM. A m ultiple prizewinner of Dublin Feis Ceoil, her awards include the prestigious Margaret Burke Sheridan Cup for Best Female Voice, German Government Cup and the Thomas Moore Cup. This year Sarah was w inne r of the Advanced Performance Competition in the Royal Irish Academy of Music Sarah studied and performed the roles of Musetta, La Boheme and Gilda, Rigoletto, Opera Montalto, Ventimeglia, Italy. While in the Conservatory of Music, Sarah performed lead roles in several scene's from The Magic Flute, Cost Fan Tutte and The Rakes Progress during their signature Rush Hour Opera Series in the National Concert Hall.

Chorus appearances w ith the Anna-Livia International Opera Festival included Les Pecheurs de Perles, Lucia di Lam m erm oor and Samson e t Dalila and in Opera Ireland Turandot, Dead Man Walking and Macbeth. Sarah has been a m em ber of St. Patrick's Cathedral Choir, Dundalk for m any years where her father is Music Director and Organist. She was guest soloist w ith the Ulysses Chamber Choir in 2009 and 2010 and also performed as soloist w ith the RIAM Chamber Choir and the Conservatory of Music Choir in the National Concert Hall, the W aterfront, Belfast and St. Stephen's Church, Dublin. Her recent and upcoming engagements include opera gala concerts and recitals including the annual Darver Castle Concert of Operatic Airs; performances of Bach's Christmas Oratorio and Handel's Messiah w ith the RIAM Chamber Choir.

This is Sarah's first performance w ith the R&R and she is delighted to be a part of this major production.

JACKIE CURRAN OLOHAN - Katisha Jackie has a distinguished career as a performer, musician, director, chorus director and teacher. Her musical education thrived under Sr. Agnes Nolan at St. Mary's College, Arklow, Eithne Troy at the College of Music and subsequently UCD from which she graduated w ith a B Mus. (Hons.)

She has been Music Director and Conductor for many show premieres including Anything Goes in 1991 w ith DAYMS directed by Brian Merriman and was awarded Best Music Director at the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera for Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods. This, and conducting her late father, Chris, in Annie at the Olympia, she regards as her highlights to date. She is Musical Director of M.V.Th. Productions, Wicklow and has appeared w ith the R&R, Glasnevin Musical Society, Jim Molloy Productions and Festival Productions. She played Ruth in The Pirates o f Penzance and subsequently Katisha in Festival Production's aw ard-w inning The Mil<ado for which she won the Best Character Actress award at the Buxton International Festival of Gilbert & Sullivan in 2007 and subsequently returned as Ruth in Pirates... and The Duchess of Plaza Toro in The Gondoliers, a role she has also played for the R&R. Other roles for the R&R include The Fairy Queen in lolanthe and, most recently she appeared as Buttercup, "...the hilarious comic mezzo" (The Irish Times) in HMS Pinafore.

Jackie is delighted that her son Ciaran is now third generation of her fam ily to perform a leading role w ith the Rathmines & Rathgar Musical Society and welcomes him aboard!

MICHAEL EVANS - Ko-Ko A native of Dublin, Michael has had the great fortune of working w ith many musical societies throughout Ireland. Previous roles include The Emcee in Cabaret, Nanky-Poo in The Hot Mikado, Bobby Child in Crazy For You, Junior in On Your Toes, Pippin in Pippin, Paul in A Chorus Line and Molina in Kiss Of The Spider Woman, which he perform ed at the WIFLO in 1999 earning him Best Male Performer.

Other awards include Best Supporting Male WIFLO and seven National AIMS Awards.

After a five year break, Michael returned to the stage over the Christmas period 2004-5 to play The Scarecrow in Festival Productions' The Wizard Of OzaX the National Concert Hall, a roll he reprised the follow ing year. Since then he has played Stephen/Tony in Copacabana w ith New Lyric Operatic Society at the Opera House Belfast, Don Lockwood in Singing in the Rain w ith Flaggy Lane at the Theatre Royal, Waterford, Rooster in Annie and Cornelius HackI in Hello Oo//y w ith Festival Productions at The National Concert Hall and most recently Jim m y Smith in the Irish premiere of Thoroughly M odern M illie at the Civic Theatre Dublin.

Michael appeared as Billy Crocker in the 2007 R&R production of A nything Goes at the National Concert Hall. His most recent performance w ith the R&R was in the leading role of Leo Bloom in the critically acclaimed R&R production of The Producers in the Gaiety Theatre in April 2009.

MICHAEL CLARK - P oo h-B a h Michael has re ce n tly co m p le te d his doctoral studies in UCD and c u rre n tly w o rks as a teacher in Ranelagh. This is his e le v e n th sh o w w it h th e R&R, h aving jo in e d th e society in 2 004. His m ost recent roles include Cascada in The M e r r y W id o w in April 2 008 in th e Gaiety Theatre, Earl M o u n ta ra ra t in lo la n th e in N o ve m b e r 2 008 in The N ational Concert Hall and Bill Bobstay in last year's p roduction of HM5 Pinafore. Last m o n th he p la ye d the m in o r role of Flora's Servant in La Traviata for Lyric Opera in th e NCH. He has also p e rfo rm e d in t h e chorus m a n y tim e s fo r Lyric Opera, co u n ting Turandot, Tosca, I Due Foscari, Lucia d i L a m m e rm o o r and N o rm a a m o n g his fa vourites.

He served on th e Society's Executive C o m m itte e fro m 2005 u n til earlier this year. M ichael is v e ry pleased to be playing th e p a rt of Pooh-Bah and w o u ld like to th a n k all th e cast and pro d u ctio n te a m fo r m a kin g th e e n tire e xp e rie n ce such an e n jo y a b le one!

GERALD BLOOMER - Pish-Tush Gerald has ju st c o m m e n c e d his 'd e v illin g ' ye a r as a Barrister, at the Four Courts in D ublin and hopes to co m b in e a career in la w w it h his in te re sts in m usical th e atre and e q u estria n ism !

Music and dra m a have been a h u g e part o f Gerald's life fr o m an ea rly age. W hilst a t school at The King's Hospital he successfully c o m p e te d at Peis Ceoil, Wesley Feis and th e A rk lo w Feis in sin gin g, piano and d ra m a tic m o n o lo g u e c o m p e titio n s and w a s a m e m b e r o f th e Kings Hospital Chamber Choir w h ic h to u re d Venice and Vie nna in 1998. He has e n jo y e d m a n y roles in cluding The A rtfu l Dodger, Oliver, CBray Musical Society) and Henry Irving, The A cto r's N ig h trria re at The N ational Concert Hall in 1999.

W h ilst stu d yin g la w at UCD Gerald was an a ctive m e m b e r o f Dramsoc and roles inclu ded Mr. F arthing in Kes, W ith e n s h a w in D irty Linen and he pla yed th e lead of Bri in A Day in the D e a th o f Joe Egg w h ic h was chosen to rep re se nt UCD at th e Irish S tudent Drama A w ards Festival in G alw ay in 2004.

Havin g played Dick Deadeye in th e R&R's p roduction of HMS P inafore in 2009 Gerald is d e lig h te d to be p la yin g Pish-Tush and w o u ld like to w ish all th e cast a nd crew th e v e ry best of lu ck fo r th e s h o w !

CIARAN OLOHAN - The Mikado (Vocal) A past pupil of Blackrock College, Ciaran fiad tiis first experience of G&S at age 13 w hen he played the role of Captain Corcoran in HMS Pinafore under the late Fr. Jarleth Dowling. While in school, he played the role of Naphtali in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and performed in tw o original productions, Ochon and Brothers in Arms, both w ritte n by Toirleac O'Brien, As a student of Phillip O'Reilly, Ciaran received vocal coaching at the Royal Irish Academy of Music for six years. During that tim e he also received a Diploma in Performance. Last year Ciaran completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Greek and Roman Civilisation at University College Dublin.

Ciaran has perform ed in The National Concert Hall w ith Jim and Angela Molloy productions, and more recently in Lyric Opera's production of Lucia d i Lammermoor. Closer to home in his native Wicklow, he has performed w ith M.Y.Th. Productions for the last number of years playing roles in such titles as Billy Elliot, Ragtime, Evita to name but a few.

Ciaran comes from an extrem ely musical fam ily; he is particularly proud to be a grandson of the late Chris Curran and Josephine Scanlon, both of w h o m had very distinguished careers, including roles in the R&R many years ago. His own parents are no different, his father Sean has been involved in music all of his life, and lastly his m other Jackie (w h o you m ay already know!) has been the biggest musical inspiration in life to date, and he is very excited and privileged to be sharing the stage w ith her tonight.

It is a tremendous thrill for Ciaran to be playing the role of The Mikado, and he w o uld like to extend every gratitude to the wonderful cast and crew of the R&R for being so welcom ing.

IMELDA BRADLEY - School Mistress imelda is an active m em ber of the R&R, and has perform ed in many of their productions and has enjoyed every m om ent of each and every one of them.

She is also a m em ber of the R&R Executive Committee, acting as Social Secretary. Imelda has been involved w ith music since an early age - having received qualifications in singing, piano and violin.

Her recent roles were as Shandel in Eiddler on the Roof, Inez in The Gondoliers and Praskovia in The M erry Widow.

She appeared in the R&R production of lolanthe in November 2008 at the NCH and in The Producers in the Gaiety Theatre in April 2009.

A MIKADO FOR THE MODERN DAY Interview with Garry M ountaine, Director Back in 1913 a fledgling R&R staged the Irish premiere of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado at The Gaiety Theatre, Dublin and has gone on to produce the show more than thirty times since. With such a wealth of experience in the G&S canon, it would have been easy to follow the established format and stay with the tried and the tested. The big challenge, then for the production team was how to place such an iconic show in a more up-dated setting while preserving the integrity of the piece. We caught up with the Director, Garry Mountaine during busy rehearsals to chat about his vision for the show and the particular technical difficulties it gave rise to!

Given that this show is probably one o f Gilbert 8 Sullivan's most recognisable works, were you nervous a t all about tweaking the format and introducing devices like the newsreel and animated Mikado?

GM: "No, I can't say that I was nervous about tweaking the format of our production. As a rule I have no problem introducing new ideas into G&S on condition that the integrity of both the score and libretto remain intact. We have, of course, updated both Little List and The Mikado's Song with some fantastic new lyrics by Lewis Clohessy and I am absolutely certain that, were Gilbert alive today, he too would be updating his patter songs to reflect current topics. However, I still Believe that the "hotting, or jazzing up" ot either the score or libretto in any other way is unnecessary and indeed it is the delivery of a fresh production of The Mikado, while working within these constraints, that is the real challenge. While our newsreel is almost a 'throw away,' the decision to replace the onstage character of the Mikado with a puppet was a decision that we knew would affect the entire production."

Integrating something like the 'n ew ' Mikado into the production would suggest that you are looking to stage the show in a more updated setting. Why was it necessary, or even relevant to the show to do this?

GM: "I suppose that when we first discussed this production I was looking at a way of staging it that would liberate us a little from the rigidity of a formal Japanese style. There have been many productions that have used a European setting which has given the production team license to almost run wild. Inevitably, then, all references to Japanese culture and character seem, to me, to be made redundant.

It was while researching a Japanese history for the show that I discovered that for a brief period at the beginning of the twentieth century, it was considered very fashionable for people of the Ruling Classes to be influenced by a European style of dress: our eureka moment had arrived!

We could stage the production in Japan circa the 1920s, costuming Act 1 with a European influence and returning to a more traditional style in Act 2 in preparation for Yum Yum's marriage and The Mikado's arrival.

We have also moved the production to the Titipu Town Hall to make sense of the arrivals and departures of what must be most of the town's population. Certainly far too many people to be crowding into a private house, even if it is Mr. Ko-Ko's palatial residence!!"

Our 'M ik a d o ' fin a lly comes to life!

Introducing a large puppet to a show with a well-established form at in a theatre with no fly space must bring with it some technical challenges. What were they and how did you get around them?

GM: "The idea to substitute a puppet for a singer on stage came about as a result of my seeing many productions of The Mikado where the character's much-heralded and longawaited arrival proved a rather damp squib. It has always seemed to me that surely the object of so much reference should be at least as large and grotesque in person as his dialogue and song suggests.

Indeed performers in fat suits on stilts have been used before but always with the performer on stage. I wanted an imposing character which would be at least four metres tall, it was then that our designer, John O'Donoghue suggested we talk to Bui Bolg in Wexford. They confirmed that they could manufacture an electronic version of w ha t we required complete w ith puppeteer.

Our next problem was access to a concert hall stage w ith three height restricted entrances. Our puppet w ould have to be on stage throughout the performance... but how?

Our Mikado then became a stone statue that would be incorporated into our set, eliminating the need for entrances or exits and our performer and our electronics operator would be housed in a sound booth off stage together w ith monitors of the stage and conductor which would be their eyes and ears.

Other than the fact that neither our Production Manager or technical crew will ever talk to me again for putting them through this ordeal, at the time of print, all is working well and let's hope everyone enjoys the fruits of our labour by the tim e w e reach The National Concert Hall!"

Initial design sketches for the 'Mikado' head-piece

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