Details
HMS Pinafore premiered in 1878 at the Opera Comique in London, and became Gilbert and Sullivan's first smash hit, enjoying a successful run of 571 performances. Satirising the snobbery and hypocrisy of the English social system of its day.
HMS Pinafore is a comic tale of love, class pretensions and mistaken identities. Questioning the integrity of the ruling elite and exposing the duplicitous motives of leaders of power, this comedy still has remarkable resonance today.
Cast/Performers
Richard Gauntlett (The Rt Hon Sir Joseph Porter KCB - First Lord of the Admiralty),
Matthew Siveter (Captain Corcoran - Commanding HMS Pinafore),
Jack Roberts (Ralph Rackstraw - Able Seaman),
Stephen Godward (Bill Bobstay - Boatswain),
Peter Brooks (Bob Becket - Boatswain's Mate - Carpenter),
Stephanie Poropat (Josephine - the Captain's Daughter),
Erin Fflueer Williams (Hebe - Sir Joseph's First Cousin),
Mae Heydorn (Little Buttercup) - A Portsmouth Bumboat Woman)
Creatives/Company
Music:
A.SullivanLyrics:
W.S.GilbertCompany:
The National Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company
