Movie: Topsy-Turvy (1999)

• Director: Mike Leigh
• Release Date: 14 January 2000 (USA)
• Run Time: 160 min
• Country: UK
• Genre: Biography , Comedy , Drama , Music  
• MPAA: Rated R for a scene of risque nudity.

Tagline: The egos. The battles. The words. The music. The women. The scandals.  

Trivia: In the actual opening-night performance of “The Mikado”, the Act 2 finale began with “The Threatened Cloud Has Passed Away”. This version was felt to be too short, so “For He’s Gone and Married Yum-Yum” was later added, as seen in the film and modern performances. 

Goofs: Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the performance, Katisha’s kimono is wrapped incorrectly. All Kimono wrap from the right side of the body to the left (i.e. the right side folds over the left), but her kimono wraps from left to right. Every other character has her/his kimono wrapped correctly. 

“After their production “Princess Ida” meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to one of their greatest successes. Written by Steve Fenwick <scf@w0x0f.com>”