Gilbert and Sullivan change the characters, which Sullivan found artificial and lacking in "human interest and probability", as well as being too similar to their earlier opera, "The Sorcerer". As dramatised in the film "Topsy-Turvy", the author and composer were at an impasse until 8 May 1884, when Gilbert dropped the lozenge idea and agreed to provide a libretto without any supernatural elements. The story focuses on a "cheap tailor," Ko-Ko, who is promoted to the position of Lord High Executioner of the town of Titipu. Ko-Ko loves his ward, Yum-Yum, but she loves a musician, who is really the son of the
Crime and Punishment (play) was adapted from the works of poet Anne Sexton, "The Beats", which featured the material of beat poets including Allen Ginsberg (played by David Cromer), and "The Gospel According to Mark Twain". The play won Chicago′s 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award, Best New Adaptation. Crime and Punishment (play) Crime and Punishment is a stage adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky′s classic novel "Crime and Punishment." The authors, Marilyn Campbell and Curt Columbus, created a 90-minute, three-person play, with each character playing multiple roles. The play was performed at 59E59 St Theater with Writers′ Theatre in 2007 in New York City. "The New York