Topsy-Turvy

Synopsis

In 1884 Victorian London, following the catastrophic critical failure of Princess Ida, the famous Victorian comic opera partnership of Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert faces creative collapse, until Gilbert visits an exotic Japanese exhibition in Knightsbridge and conceives The Mikado, embarking on an arduous, obsessive backstage rehearsal process to achieve theatrical perfection. Mike Leigh's double Oscar-winning celebration of the agony and ecstasy of artistic collaboration starring Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner.