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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. Sung in English with surtitles
Cast/Performers
Les Dennis (Sir Joseph),
Elgan Llyr Thomas (Ralph Rackstraw),
Alexandra Oomens (Josephine),
John Savournin (Captain Corcoran),
Hilary Summers (Buttercup),
Henry Waddington (Dick Deadeye),
Marcus Farnsworth (Boatswain),
Bethan Langford (Hebe),
Ossian Huskinson (Bob Becket)
Creatives/Company
Music:
A.SullivanLyrics:
W.S.GilbertProducer:
English National OperaConductor:
Chris HopkinsDirector:
Cal McCrystalDesign:
takisCostume:
takisLighting:
Tim MitchellChoreographer:
Lizzi Gee