Premiere of Creatures of Impulse

Date: April 2, 1871 • Location: Greater London, United Kingdom

Creatures of Impulse, by W. S. Gilbert (pictured), premiered at the Court Theatre in London.

Creatures of Impulse is a stage play by the English dramatist W. S. Gilbert, with music by the composer-conductor Alberto Randegger, which Gilbert adapted from his own short story. Both the play and the short story concern an unwanted and ill-tempered old fairy who enchants people to behave in a manner opposite to their natures, with farcical results.