一部以十九世纪为背景的古装剧，处境是豪华的歌剧院，主角是一对歌剧作曲及作词排挡。上半部是两人的斗气斗戏，下半段则讲作曲家受日本文化感染而编出经典剧目《THE MIKADO》。影片多幕戏中台上戏，令人叹为观止。After their production "Princess Ida" meets with less-than-stunning reviews, the relationship between Gilbert and Sullivan is strained to breaking. Their friends and associates attempt to get the two to work together again, which opens the way to "The Mikado," one of the duo's greatest successes.