La Perichole, Garsington, Wormsley
Garsington, Wormsley: Garsington Opera takes off in a new repertoire direction with this production by multi-talented man-of-the-theatre Jeremy Sams of Offenbach's 1868 opera bouffe. Sams has translated the piece anew, keeping faith with Offenbach's notes and penning many witty lines; it makes excellent sense to play this lightweight piece containing plenteous dialogue in English. He also directs the pacy, …