A well meaning young idealist hires a sorcerer to share the bliss of love with his village, amd chaos promptly follows. A potion is brewed, hearts are tangled, and romance runs riot.
The Sorceror, one of Gilbert & Sullivan's early gems, is not as well known now as it used to be. When The Mikado, nowadays generally acknowledged to be their masterpiece, opened in 1885, the critic of The Times proclaimed that, while it contained much excellent material, it wasn't as good as The Sorcerer. Posterity may not entirely agree with that view, but nevertheless The Sorcerer, fizzes with wit, mischief, and magical nonsense.
It is good to see the St Andrews University students tackling a work that is off the beaten track.
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