The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company is to tour England in summer 2016. with new productions of The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, The Yeoman of the Guard and The Sorcerer.
Artistic Director Ian Smith, who founded the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, said, "you just can't get away from the fact that Gilbert and Sullivan is as popular today as it ever was.
"Our festival in Harrogate from August 3-21 is attracting visitors from all around the world—including mainland China.
“And we and the other professional opera companies performing G&S are not simply playing to a dying audience. There are more than 40 British universities that now have their own thriving and performing Gilbert and Sullivan groups. Eight of them are bringing a production to our festival. They are helping to provide the new audience for what is still without doubt the world's most popular and famous theatrical partnership."
The company will be at Buxton Opera House from 26 to 30 July, Harrogate Royal Hall from 5 to 21 August, Windsor Theatre Royal froim 23 to 27 August, Norwich Theatre Royal on 2 and 3 September and Malvern Theatre from 6 to 10 September.