0437: WS Gilbert The Daddy of Directors (Part One)

Published: May 12, 2015, 5:49 p.m.

b'With acclaimed director Mike Leigh\\u2019s much anticipated version of the Pirates of Penzance about to open at the ENO, MusicalTalk explores the seminal role played by WS Gilbert in pioneering the role of director on stage in the first place.\\xa0 \\xa0Think Gilbert was just the wordsmith to Sullivan\\u2019s music?\\xa0 Then think again as this rarely told story unfolds over the next two episodes!'