The Sudbury Savoyards to perform Gilbert & Sullivan’s “The Grand Duke”
SUDBURY: The Sudbury Savoyards’ 2023 production is the rarely-performed last operetta of Gilbert & Sullivan, The Grand Duke. Performances will be at the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, 390 Lincoln Road at 8pm on February 24, 25 & March 3, and at 2pm on February 26 and March 4. Tickets are $25 for adults; $22 for seniors/students; $12 for children under 12. Groups rates are also available for groups of 10 and over. For more information and to order tickets, visit www.sudburysavoyards.org and click on “BUY TICKETS”. Tickets are also available at the door as available. The theater is handicapped-accessible. Masks will be required.
The Grand Duke tells the tale of a theatrical troupe of actors that conspire to take over the Grand Duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, but are discovered by the Grand Duke’s detective. To save the company, a statutory duel is suggested between the troupe’s manager and his leading comedian. Drawing playing cards instead of weapons, whomever draws the lower card is deemed the loser and will confess to the plot. Things go awry when the Grand Duke hears of the conspiracy and impulsively takes part in a second statutory duel. Acquired identities, mistaken engagements, and made-up Greek words abound in this pinnacle of operetta. You won’t want to miss this rare and rollicking piece of theatre!
The Grand Duke tells the tale of a theatrical troupe of actors that conspire to take over the Grand Duchy of Pfennig-Halbpfennig, but are discovered by the Grand Duke’s detective. To save the company, a statutory duel is suggested between the troupe’s manager and his leading comedian. Drawing playing cards instead of weapons, whomever draws the lower card is deemed the loser and will confess to the plot. Things go awry when the Grand Duke hears of the conspiracy and impulsively takes part in a second statutory duel. Acquired identities, mistaken engagements, and made-up Greek words abound in this pinnacle of operetta. You won’t want to miss this rare and rollicking piece of theatre!