Cambridgeshire Light Opera, (CLOG)
Formerly Swaffham Bulbeck Summer Theatre, Cambridgeshire Light Opera is opening a new chapter as a friendly, amateur light opera group based in East Cambridgeshire.
Our aim is to support and develop light opera and operetta, particularly the works of Gilbert & Sullivan, through modern performances but grounded in the best traditions. We seek to further the appreciation of the wonderful funny, satirical, poignant and entertaining world of light opera in a way that is relatable and easily accessible to all.
Iolanthe – The Plot
Iolanthe, a fairy, commits the ultimate crime by marrying a mortal and is banished from fairyland. Twenty-five years later, and her illicit half-human, half-fairy son (a fairy from the waist upwards) now wishes to marry a mortal – but it’s a crime against fairy law. Having fallen foul of this law herself – Iolanthe sets out to help her son; and obtain a pardon for herself from the Fairy Queen.
Strephon loves Phyllis, a ward of the Lord Chancellor who is not keen on the young lovers’ proposed marriage. Chaos ensues – driven by misunderstanding; snobbery; misdirected jealousy; a bit of romance; and a healthy satirical dose of poking fun at the law, parliament and the establishment, including a fairy takeover of the House of Lords.
All ends happily, as always – with Lords and Fairies, Peers and Peris, united.
Facilities
- Bar
- Car Parking
- Disabled Accessibility
- On site parking
- wheelchair access
Accessibility Facilities
- Wheel chair accessible
