Patience, Union, London, February 15-March 10 by Paul Vale

Union, London, February 15-March 10: After opening at the Savoy Theatre in 1881, Patience became a huge success for Gilbert and Sullivan, eventually running even longer than their previous hit HMS Pinafore. All the key ingredients for their particular brand of operatic topsy-turvy were present and this time they were satirising the eminently popular target of the aesthetic movement and its devotees. Read the full rev…

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