Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan, which produced fourteen comic operas. The most famous of these include H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre, The Mikado. The popularity of these works was supported for over a century by year-round performances of them, in Britain and abroad, by the repertory company that Gilbert, Sullivan and their producer Richard D'Oyly Carte founded, the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. These Savoy operas are still frequently performed in the English-speaking world and beyond.
خلاصه داستان: پس از این که آخرین کار آنها "شاهزاده آیدا" با شکست مواجه میشود، رابطه بین "گیلبرت" و "سولیوان" در آستانه پایان یافتن قرار میگیرد. دوستان و همکاران آنها تلاش میکنند آن دو را دوباره به هم نزدیک کنند و این کار راه را برای ساخت "میکادو" یکی از شاهکارهای آن دو هموار میکند...
