Review – Topsy-Turvy

Not that I’m any great connoisseur of their catalog, but if I had to pick one Gilbert and Sullivan operetta as my favorite, it would probably be The Mikado. Sure, the racism and sexism are hard to take, but under all that there’s a genuinely charming story and more than a couple of funny songs. So I suppose it’s only natural that I was charmed by this backstage comedy about the trials and travails of the thespians working on the first-ever production of the operetta. It was interesting to see the characters struggle with the racism in the plot as well as their various individual problems. However, I was glad the filmmakers decided to keep it fairly light. Good acting and a good script combine to make this an entertaining piece of work. Mildly amusing