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Sneak preview: Richard Suart's little list
Sneak preview: Richard Suart's little list
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Suart's Ko-Ko reads his little list at the last ENO revival of Jonathan Miller's Mikado, 2007Alastair Muir
Hot on the heels of our feature celebrating 25 years of Jonathan Miller's Mikado at English National Opera, the latest revival of which opens tonight, veteran Savoyard Richard Suart sent through the most recent candidates for the Lord High Executioner's chop as he will be delivering them onstage (with no doubt a twist or two as the run proceeds).
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