REVIEWS

The Hot Mikado - Watermill, Newbury
By Paul Shave - Kick FM

A jazzy rock version of Gilbert and Sullivan that will appeal to all ages. It's another Watermill actor/musician show but this time they pack 14 of them, including musical director Sarah Travis, onto the tiny stage to sing, dance and play. It's a sexy production - if the three little maids had behaved like that at my school they'd have been expelled - and it's a breathtaking display, full of energy. I loved it, and there were some excellent performances. I particularly liked Karen Mann, a regular in these Watermill shows, as Katisha, and Geoffrey Harmer as Ko-Ko; the two of them have a lovely drunken version of Tit-Willow at the end.