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Review title: Affected mannerisms no substitute
Product review: Having purchased this DVD version of The Mikado, based on the reviews given here, I have to write in that I was extremely disappointed. Expecting something along the line of the Kline/Ronstadt/Smith/Rose/Routledge stage performance of Penzance, I found myself instead watching repetitious affectations (Pooh-Bah , Katisha and the Mikado were the worst for this) that gave the impression that what I was really watching was a Shogun parody with singing. Comedic, yes. Funny, yes. Energetic and acrobatic? Mostly the tumblers changing the sets around. The singing was "stage" good, though I found it difficult to listen to the voices of Nanki-Poo and Yum-Yum - very pretty but little depth. And Nanki-Poo really should have developed at least one aspect to his character other than "village idiot".
