The Pirates of Penzance

​RUNNING TIMES

31 Jan
2.00pm Show Start
7.30pm Show Start

2 - 6 Feb
7.30pm Show Start

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EVENT INFORMATION​

★★★★★ “Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser.” – ARTSHUB

Hurrah for the Pirate King! Set sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproariously silly operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of the Palais Theatre.

Bursting with much-loved music, the score will leave you grinning with classics including ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘Poor Wandering One’ and ‘I am the Pirate King’.

Following their star performances in Victorian Opera’s Sweeney Todd, Ben Mingay and Antoinette Halloran lead the high-seas hijinks as the Pirate King and the long-suffering Ruth.

This hilarious production will be directed by Stuart Maunder and conducted by James Pratt. Don’t miss this theatrical treasure!

Composer       
Arthur Sullivan  

Librettist         
WS Gilbert       

CREATIVE TEAM                    

Conductor
James Pratt

Director
Stuart Maunder

Choreographer & Assistant Director
Elizabeth Hill-Cooper

Set Designer   
Richard Roberts

Costume Designer
Roger Kirk

Lighting Designer
Trudy Dalgleish

CAST              

The Pirate King
Ben Mingay

Ruth
Antoinette Halloran       

Frederic
Nicholas Jones

Major General Stanley
Richard Piper

Mabel  
Nina Korbe

Sergeant of Police
Christopher Hillier

Samuel
Douglas Kelly

Orchestra
Orchestra Victoria

Duration
2 hours and 10 minutes, including interval

The Pirates of Penzance is an original production by Opera Australia.

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