Neil Winkley takes his punishment like a man
Neil Winkley, Chairman of Bournemouth Gilbert & Sullivan Society, volunteered to sit in the stocks at the recent Broadstone Summer Jam to promote the Society’s autumn production of The Yeomen of the Guard. It is perhaps the most serious of all Gilbert & Sullivan operas, and Neil’s stunt fitted well with its theme of punishment and its slightly sinister overtones. Yet Gilbert’s satire and punning one-liners abound, and many believe that it is Sullivan’s finest score.
The Yeomen of the Guard is at Lighthouse, Poole, from Wednesday 23 to Saturday 26 October at 7.30pm (with matinées at 2.30pm on Thursday and Saturday).
