Misunderstood Mikado
This week, the Guardian featured a story on an American theatre group apologising for an aspect of its production of The Mikado. Apparently, the Lord High Executioner’s patter song had been updated, as is traditional, to include some modern examples of people who would be on his “little list” and who therefore “never would be missed.” On of these was Sarah Palin, probably the most famous woman in America at the moment. Her inclusion had angered certain people, and the theatre group had to issue an apology. I think that’s a crying shame.
The Singing Librarian Talks 