Details

'The Pirates of Penzance (or the Slave of Duty)' is probably the most humorous of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, with tuneful melodies and well known songs, Poor Wandering One, I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major General, The Sergeant of Police and Policeman's Chorus.

Cast/Performers

Paul Bradley (Major General), Jimmy Johnston (Pirate King), Gay Soper (Ruth), John Owen-Jones, Thomas Aaron, John Conroy, Tim Godwin, Nigel Harman, Paul Kissaun, Craig Parkinson, Giles Taylor, Sara Hillier, Joanne Redman, Fiona Dunn, Bernadine Pritchett, Lucy Quick, Stephen Matthews

Creatives/Company

Music(s): A Sullivan, Steven Edis (musical arrangement)
Lyrics: W S Gilbert
Company: The New Shakespeare Company Ltd
Director(s): Ian Talbot, Catherine Jayes (music), Terry King (fight), Clare Prenton (assistant director), Catherine Jayes (music), William Barnett (assistant music)
Design: Terry Parson
Choreographer: Gillian Gregory
Lighting: Jason Taylor
Sound(s): Angela McCluney, Simon Whitehorn