Gilbert and Sullivan ancestor and the device of the ghostly ancestors stepping out of their portraits. When "Ruddigore" closed, no new opera was ready. Gilbert again proposed a version of the "lozenge" plot for their next opera, and Sullivan reiterated his reluctance to set it. While the two men worked out their artistic differences, and Sullivan finished other obligations, Carte produced revivals of such old favourites as "H.M.S. Pinafore", "The Pirates of Penzance", and "The Mikado". "The Yeomen of the Guard" (1888), their only joint work with a serious ending, concerns a pair of strolling players—a jester and a singing girl—who are caught
International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival its organizers' efforts to re-introduce G&S into British schools. The Festival has been featured in several British television shows and in the documentary films "Oh Mad Delight" and "A Source of Innocent Merriment". Sky Arts broadcast its features about the Festival and Gilbert and Sullivan several times in 2010. Recordings on DVD of most of the amateur and professional productions that have been seen at the Festival, as well as for some of the fringe events, are produced by the Festival organizers. Some of the Festival's professional shows are also available on CD. International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival The International