IT looks like time for make-up and making up for time when an all-male version of Iolanthe arrives in the county next month.

Having wooed and wowed audiences both here and in Australia with the award-winning Pirates of Penzance, HMS Pinafore and The Mikado, Sasha Regan returns with her most critically acclaimed production, Iolanthe, which broke all box office records on its transfer to Wilton’s Music Hall in 2011.

Torches flash in the darkness as a party of naughty schoolboys adventure into the magical surroundings of an old theatre.

Amid all the backstage paraphernalia they discover a Narnia-like wardrobe and a dusty copy of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Iolanthe.

What follows is pure magic!

Universally regarded as Sir Arthur Sullivan’s most beautiful score, Iolanthe is a topsy-turvy love story between the most unlikely of couples… fairies and members of the House of Lord’s!

Sasha Regan’s all-male, award-winning company return with their best received production. Her inimitable inventiveness combined with Gilbert and Sullivan’s inherent barminess make for an un-missable night out.

Iolanthe became the fourth consecutive major success for Gilbert and Sullivan. It was the first work to premiere at the Savoy and first new theatre production in the world to be illuminated entirely with electric lights!

When it premiered in 2011 Iolanthe was nominated for numerous Off West End Awards – Best Director, Best Choreographer, Best Production, Best Costume Design and Best Male Performance.

Sasha Regan’s Iolanthe will be on stage at Malvern’s Festival Theatre from Tuesday, July 10 to Saturday, July 14.

Tickets are on sale at the Box Office 01684 892277 and online at malvern-theatres.co.uk.