Iolanthe

The Seattle Gilbert & Sullivan Society's adaptation of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operetta of the same name. 25 years before the setting of the operetta, Iolanthe, a fairy, had had committed the capital offence of marrying a mortal. The Queen of the Fairies had commuted the sentence to lifelong exile, on condition that Iolanthe left her husband and never saw him again. Her son, Strephon, grew up as a shepherd, half fairy, half mortal. Strephon loves Phyllis, who is a Ward of the Court of Chancery. She loves Strephon, but is unaware of his mixed origin. Meanwhile, the entire House of Lords desires the affection of Phyllis, especially the Lord Chancellor, her guardian. At the start of the operetta, the fairies persuade the Queen to pardon Iolanthe, and she returns, introducing Strephon to her sisters. The Queen agrees to help when Strephon announces that he wishes to marry Phyllis, despite the Lord Chancellor's refusal. The House of Lords enter, and appeal to the Lord Chancellor to ...