South Africa: New Life for Old Music in Topsy Turvy

opinion

I didn't know what to expect. Gilbert and Sullivan? I'd heard the names before and I knew they had something to do with music. More than that, I honestly couldn't say. Fortunately for me, Topsy Turvy was here to educate my clueless mind. And judging by what I experienced, I suggest you let it educate you too.

For those of us who don't know, Topsy Turvy offers a nicely organised history lesson on the British duo responsible for over a dozen comic operas like HMS Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance. More than a century after these operettas first appeared, they're given some local flavours and modern twists. These include nudges and winks at South African politics and affairs so current there was even a line about the Isidingo fire.

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