Describes the plot and characters of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas and discusses staging, casting, and other aspects of production for an amateur company.
Tells the life stories of English composing duo Gilbert and Sullivan, describing their rise to fame in the late nineteenth century and their lasting popularity.
Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Sullivan, friends who write operas together, have a falling out when Mr. Sullivan refuses to compose music for yet another silly story, prompting Mr. Gilbert to try something completely new.