The Pirates of Penzance

Tour synopsis, cast & creatives

'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

Richard Suart (Major-General Stanley), John Savournin (The Pirate King), Henry Neill (Samuel), William Morgan (Frederic), James Creswell (Sergeant of the Police), Isabelle Peters (Mabel), Bethan Langford (Edith), Anna Elizabeth Cooper (Kate), Gaynor Keeble (Ruth)

Creatives/Company

Music: A Sullivan
Lyrics: W S Gilbert
Company: English National Opera
Conductor: Natalie Murray Beale
Director(s): Mike Leigh, Sarah Tipple (revival director)
Design: Alison Chitty
Lighting(s): Paul Pyant, GaryJames (revival lighting designer)
Choreographer: Francesca Jaynes (original choreographer)