The Mikado

Set in a fictitious town in Japan, The Mikado is a tongue-in-cheek satire about Victorian society. Nanki-Poo, son of the Mikado, has fled to avoid marrying Katisha. He wishes to marry Yum-Yum, who is the ward of Ko-Ko, the lord high executioner. Ko-Ko is struggling to execute anyone, and offers to trade Nanki-Poo’s life for a month of marriage to Yum-Yum.