Simon Butteriss Movies

  • 2010
    Gilbert & Sullivan: A Motley Pair

    Gilbert & Sullivan: A Motley Pair

    Gilbert & Sullivan: A Motley Pair

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    Simon Butteriss' in-depth look at the works of Gilbert & Sullivan, the story of the first lyricist-composer double-act who sought to transform the Vic...

    Gilbert & Sullivan: A Motley Pair
  • 2015
    Draw on Sweet Night

    Draw on Sweet Night

    Draw on Sweet Night

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    Composer John Wilbye spent his entire working life in the employ of Sir and Lady Kytson at Hengrave Hall in Suffolk. Unusually, after his second book...

    Draw on Sweet Night
  • 2011
    Le Grand Macabre

    Le Grand Macabre

    Le Grand Macabre

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    Premiered in Stockholm in 1978, the work is based on a play by Michel de Ghelderode (1898-1962) and unfolds in an imaginary land inspired by the famou...

    Le Grand Macabre
  • 1999
    Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

    Topsy-Turvy

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    After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Th...

    Topsy-Turvy
  • 1980
    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical

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    Opening with the first day of rehearsals of the London production of "Sweeney Todd", this ninety-minute documentary focuses on the rehearsal process w...

    Sweeney Todd: Scenes from the Making of a Musical