W. S. Gilbert

Sorcerer


W. S. Gilbert



Alexis Pointdextre gets his family sorcerer to brew up a love potion. But what happens when it gets out of control? This two act operetta wa…

Tom Cobb; or Fortune's Toy


W. S. Gilbert



Tom Cobb: "Why, there's a squalid old pauper idiot, a patient of his, who's got no name of his own, and Whipple [Doctor] christened him…

Gondoliers


W. S. Gilbert



In typical Gilbert and Sullivan "Topsy Turvy" style, the King of Barataria has gone missing! He was stolen as a baby and raised in…

Magnet and The Churn


W. S. Gilbert



LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Magnet and The Churn by W. S. Gilbert. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 26,…

Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith


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A drama from the Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. Pursued by the Parliamentary Army after the Battle of Worcester, some Royalist soldiers ta…

Mikado, Or The Town of Titipu (version 2)


W. S. Gilbert



In the town of Titipu, flirting is punishable by death on the command of the Mikado himself! But what happens when the Lord High Executioner…

Gretchen


W. S. Gilbert



About as far from a rollicking Gilbert and Sullivan musical as you can get: this is Gilbert's tragic version of Goethe's Faust. - Summary …

Broken Hearts

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


W. S. Gilbert



Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan fame also wrote non-musical plays without Sullivan as a partner. Here is a dramatic play far afield from the…

Engaged


W. S. Gilbert



This comedy is by Gilbert on his own without Sullivan. "Listen to me. You love this girl?" "I love her sir, a'most as weel as…

Sweethearts (Version 2)


W. S. Gilbert



Subtitled "An Original Dramatic Contrast", the play presents two neighbors, Harry and Jenny, parting in Act 1 and then meeting aga…