Gilbert & Sullivan
The Pirates of Penzance
Victorian Opera
Set sail for a swashbuckling summer as Gilbert & Sullivan’s uproarious operetta The Pirates of Penzance storms the stage of the Palais Theatre.
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Melbourne / Naarm
Palais Theatre
Lower Esplanade, St Kilda
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Duration
2 hours and 10 minutes, including interval
The Pirates of Penzance is an original production by Opera Australia. -
Ticket Price Range
$39 – $165
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!
“ ★★★★★ “Gilbert and Sullivan at their finest in this rip-roaring crowd-pleaser.” ”ArtsHub
Cast & Creative
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
Mabel: Nina Korbe
Major General Stanley: Richard Piper
Sergeant of Police: Christopher Hillier
Samuel: Douglas Kelly
Orchestra Victoria