Editing Gilbert and Sullivan (section)

===Adaptations===
[[File:W. S. Gilbert - Alice B. Woodward - The Pinafore Picture Book - Frontispiece.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Frontispiece to ''The Pinafore Picture Book'', 1908]]
Gilbert adapted the stories of ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' and ''The Mikado'' into children's books called ''The Pinafore Picture Book'' and ''The Story of The Mikado'' giving, in some cases, backstory that is not found in the librettos.<ref>Stedman, p. 331</ref><ref>Gilbert, W. S. [https://books.google.com/books?id=dFgCAAAAYAAJ&q=Gilbert+Sullivan+Pinafore ''The Pinafore Picture Book''], London: George Bell and Sons (1908)</ref><ref>Gilbert, W. S. [https://archive.org/details/storyofmikado00gilb ''The Story of The Mikado''], London: Daniel O'Connor (1921)</ref> Many other children's books have since been written retelling the stories of the operas or adapting characters or events from them.<ref>Dillard, pp. 103–05 lists many examples.</ref> In the 19th century, the most popular Gilbert and Sullivan songs and music were adapted as dance pieces.<ref>Sands, John. [http://gsarchive.net/articles/arrangements/dance_music.html "Dance Arrangements from the Savoy Operas"]. ''The Gilbert and Sullivan Archive'', 4 April 2010</ref>

Many musical theatre and film adaptations of the operas have been produced, including the following:
* ''[[The Swing Mikado]]'' (1938; Chicago – all-black cast)
* ''[[The Hot Mikado (1939 production)|The Hot Mikado]]'' (1939) and ''[[Hot Mikado]]'' (1986)
* ''The Jazz Mikado'' (1927, Berlin)
* ''[[Hollywood Pinafore]]'' (1945)
* ''[[The Cool Mikado]]'' (1962 film)
* ''[[The Black Mikado]]'' (1975)
* ''[[Dick Deadeye, or Duty Done]]'' (1975 animated film)
* ''[[The Pirate Movie]]'' (1982 film)
* ''The Ratepayers' Iolanthe'' (1984; [[Olivier Award]]-winning musical) adapted by [[Ned Sherrin]] and [[Alistair Beaton]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.alistairbeaton.com/ratepayers.html |title=''The Ratepayers' Iolanthe'' |access-date=21 August 2012 |archive-date=5 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105043254/http://www.alistairbeaton.com/ratepayers.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''The Metropolitan Mikado'' (political satire adapted by Sherrin and Beaton, first performed at [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] (1985) starring [[Louise Gold]], Simon Butteriss, [[Rosemary Ashe]], [[Robert Meadmore]] and [[Martin Smith (actor/musician)|Martin Smith]])<ref>Walsh, Maeve. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-it-was-15-years-ago-today-the-great-ned-and-ken-show-1108535.html "It Was 15 Years Ago Today; The great Ned and Ken show"]. ''The Independent'', 25 July 1999, accessed 1 February 2011</ref>
* ''Di Yam Gazlonim'' by Al Grand (1986; a [[Yiddish]] adaptation of ''Pirates''; a New York production was nominated for a 2007 [[Drama Desk Award]])<ref>Schillinger, Liesl. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/22/theater/22schi.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1 "Dress British, Sing Yiddish"], ''The New York Times'', 22 October 2006</ref>
* ''Pinafore! (A Saucy, Sexy, Ship-Shape New Musical)'' (adapted by [[Mark Savage (American playwright)|Mark Savage]], first performed at the Celebration Theater in Los Angeles, California in 2001; only one character is female, and all but one of the male characters are gay.<ref>Shepherd, Marc. [http://gasdisc.oakapplepress.com/pinbelva.htm "The Celebration Theater Pinafore! (2002)"], ''A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography'', 3 June 2002, accessed 10 March 2009</ref>
* ''Gondoliers'': A Mafia-themed adaptation of the opera, broadly rewritten by [[John Doyle (director)|John Doyle]] and orchestrated and arranged [[Sarah Travis]], was given at the [[Watermill Theatre]] and transferred to the [[Apollo Theatre]] in the West End in 2001. The production used Doyle's signature conceit of the actors playing their own orchestra instruments.<ref>[http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Gondoliers ''Gondoliers''] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917081323/http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Gondoliers |date=17 September 2010}}. ''Albemarle of London'', 2009, accessed 19 May 2011</ref>
* ''Parson's Pirates'' by [[Opera della Luna]] (2002)
* ''The Ghosts of [[Ruddigore]]'' by [[Opera della Luna]] (2003)
* ''Pinafore Swing'', [[Watermill Theatre]] (2004: another Doyle adaptation in which the actors double as the orchestra)<ref>[http://www.newburytheatre.co.uk/archive/200407b.htm "Watermill – Pinafore Swing. Collected newspaper reviews of ''Pinafore Swing''"], ''Newbury theatre guide'', accessed 10 March 2009</ref>