Iolanthe

Directed by Dave Heather and David Pountney

With Derek Hammond-Stroud, Richard van Allen, Alexander Oliver, Thomas Hemsley and Kate Flowers

Half-fae-half-mortal shepherd Strephon wants to wed shepherdress Phyllis, but, although she reciprocates his feelings, she has a dilemma — she is so beautiful that all of the House of Lords, as well as her guardian, the Lord Chancellor, are also desirous of marriage.