The Pirates of Penzance

Synopsis

As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. English National Opera staging directed by Mike Leigh.

Cast

Joshua Bloom

The Pirate King

Andrew Shore

Major-General Stanley

Jonathan Lemalu

Sergeant of Police

Claudia Boyle

Mabel Stanley

Rebecca de Pont Davies

Ruth

Robert Murray

Frederic

Angharad Lyddon

Kate

Soraya Mafi

Edith

Lydia Marchione

Isabel

Alexander Robin Baker

Samuel