Gemma Page

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Tom the Chauffeur's weekend isn't going to plan. His only task is to feed the wealthy widow's cat whilst she's away. Brilliant! This is his chance to impress his date Dolores by masquerading as the owner of the huge mansion. But they're interrupted by a burglar who manages to kidnap the cat and blackmail Tom into a Menage-a-Trois!

William Schwenck Gilbert (Jim Broadbent) escreve as letras, enquanto que Arthur Sullivan (Allan Corduner) escreve as canções. Durante anos, a dupla Gilbert-Sullivan foi sinônimo de originalidade e sucesso nos palcos de ópera ingleses. Mas, em 1884, o mais recente trabalho de ambos, "Princess Ida", recebe apenas críticas mornas. Sullivan então rejeita a próxima idéia de Gilbert e a parceria entra em crise. Até que a esposa de Gilbert, Lucy (Lesley Manville), o leva à uma nova exposição japonesa, que o apresenta à uma cultura diferente e o inspira a embarcar numa nova produção, chamada "The Mikado".