h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Your h2g2 name: Swiv

Your h2g2 Researcher number: U34159

The page number (eg A123456) of your completed index page:http://www.bbc.co.uk/h2g2/guide/A609752

The project title: The Lives and Works of Gilbert and Sullivan

A (hopefully) complete guide to the lives and works of Gilbert and Sullivan. The project will include an overview of their partnership as well on each of the comic operas they wrote. Also entries on their individual lives, and their 'solo' works, and an entry about the D'oyly Carte company

The proposed entry titles that make up the project. List as many as you feel capable of achieving within six weeks, and don't feel pressurised to overdo it, as this is supposed to be fun!
The Comic Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan: An Overview
Life of W.S Gilbert
Life of Arthur Sullivan
Thespis
Trial by Jury
The Sorcerer
HMS Pinafore
The Pirates of Penzance
Patience
Iolanthe
The Princess Ida
The Mikado
Ruddigore
The Yeoman of the Guard
The Gondoliers
Utopia
The Grand Duke
The D'Oyly Carte Company
Gilbert and Sullivan



Your proposed start date: 20th August 2001 (going away next week for a short trip)

Your proposed finish date: 1st October 2001

Actually make it:
HMS Pinafore
The Pirates of Penzance
Patience
Iolanthe
The Mikado
Ruddigore
The Yeoman of the Guard
The Gondoliers
for the entries on the operettas

I will think about the lesser known ones if I have time
Thespis
Trial by Jury
The Sorcerer
The Princess Ida
Utopia
The Grand Duke

Hi Swiv,

A worthwhile project. I'm very well acquainted with G&S (not to mention 'matters mathematical') so I shall add you to the project list.

Amusingly, the first G&S show I was in at university was the least-known: 'Utopia Ltd'. Everyone thinks it's absolutely terrible, but because it was my first show, I loved it!

Shall set to work then
thank you

we get the Mikado this year - I hope it has better trumpet parts than Iolanthe did......

p.s How do I set about finding this a sub-ed?

I'll put a posting on the Subs email list for you - bound to get some interest, I'd say.

Meanwhile: Tantantara!

Cool
thankee very much

*slinks in guiltily*

could I possibly

have an extra week.....
I have a couple more entries I need to finish, and RL has been getting in the way again...

*hides in a corner awaiting judgement*

*puts on official judgement-passing voice*

Of course you can. Real Life is a perfectly good excuse around here.

thank you

*heads off to sign up to have to do MORE work*

* in breathless*

OK - I'm done - I think and hope and pray.....
St Emily Ultramarine is sub-edding btw

what happens next?

D'oh!

away again

Well, I now change the editing rights to all the Entries so that Emily can edit them - they'll turn up on her home page, and she'll get an edit button and everything. When she's done, either of you can let me know, and we'll run an in-house eye over it all.

Sure you're finished? There was a lot of ing going on there...

done! unless anyone spots anything glaringly terrible of course....

Editorial Note: This conversation has been moved from 'The University Admissions Office' to 'Faculty of Arts and Entertainment'.

Researcher: Swiv U34159

Project Page: A609752 The Lives and Works of Gilbert and Sullivan

Edited Entries:
A435737 - The Comic Operas of Gilbert and Sullivan
A613199 - William Schwenk Gilbert - Dramatist
A620975 - Sir Arthur Sullivan - Composer
A620993 - 'HMS Pinafore'
A628139 - 'The Pirates of Penzance'
A635960 - 'Patience'
A630028 - 'Iolanthe'
A635519 - 'The Mikado'
A640324 - 'Ruddigore'
A638705 - 'The Yeoman of the Guard'
A638002 - 'The Gondoliers'
A620984 - The D'Oyly Carte Company

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