Stratford’s HM Pinafore is waterlogged by the direction
STRATFORD, Ont. — Midway through the Stratford Festival’s production of HMS Pinafore, a character upchucks into a bucket.
Welcome to Gilbert and Sullivan — 2017 style.
The moment is unfunny — and therefore typical of the mindless bits of business that afflict Lezlie Wade’s unfortunate production. Yet, the tragedy is that there are some good performers on stage. …