If you haven’t seen a Gilbert and Sullivan before, “The Pirates of Penzance” is probably the most popular and well known of the comic operettas. Although written a long time ago, with the premier performance in New York back in 1879, it remains an amusing, lively, entertaining and enjoyable show for audiences of all ages.
TMTG has had some fun with their adaption of the story, adding in a few extra characters and borrowing the odd song or two from other shows to go with the classics like “Cat Like Tread’ and the Policeman’s Song’ (a policeman’s lot is not a happy one). We’ve even added a touch of ballet! You are in for a real treat, so bring the whole family there will be something to appeal to everyone. Why not enter the children’s Best Dressed Pirate competition on the Saturday Matinee.
As usual, TMTG has assembled a strong cast for the show featuring; Mark Collins as the Pirate King, Richard and Kayley Prior as Frederick and Mabel and David Walker as the Major General. Please select the ‘Cast’ button on this website to find out more about those in the show, and hit ‘Get Tickets’ for ticket information.
The story revolves around a band of pirates, who are rather soft hearted… or just soft in the head, especially when it comes to orphans, who they are themselves! The hopeless comrades are led by their captain “The Pirate King”.
Frederick, is an apprentice pirate, who, on reaching twenty one, will be released from his apprenticeship and intends to leave his shipmates. For the first time in his life he meets some beautiful young ladies and takes a particular interest in Mabel, falling instantly in love with her. However, Frederick has a problem. Finding out that he was born on 29 February, he technically, only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years! Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederick's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.
Mabel and the other young ladies are all daughters of Major-General Stanley. The pirate gang try to abduct all the young ladies with the intention of marrying them. But the Major General pleas for their release claiming that he himself is an orphan and would be lonely without them.
The plot develops with the pirates coming to attack the Major General when they realise he has lied to them. But the Major General and Frederick engage the local police constabulary, the weakest and most ineffective bunch around, to fight off the pirates. Chaos ensues!
Sit back enjoy the ridiculous plot, the wonderful melodies, the fighting, the flirting, the quaking in the boots and of course the happy ending!
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If you haven’t seen a Gilbert and Sullivan before, “The Pirates of Penzance” is probably the most popular and well known of the comic operettas. Although written a long time ago, with the premier performance in New York back in 1879, it remains an amusing, lively, entertaining and enjoyable show for audiences of all ages.
TMTG has had some fun with their adaption of the story, adding in a few extra characters and borrowing the odd song or two from other shows to go with the classics like “Cat Like Tread’ and the Policeman’s Song’ (a policeman’s lot is not a happy one). We’ve even added a touch of ballet! You are in for a real treat, so bring the whole family there will be something to appeal to everyone. Why not enter the children’s Best Dressed Pirate competition on the Saturday Matinee.
As usual, TMTG has assembled a strong cast for the show featuring; Mark Collins as the Pirate King, Richard and Kayley Prior as Frederick and Mabel and David Walker as the Major General. Please select the ‘Cast’ button on this website to find out more about those in the show, and hit ‘Get Tickets’ for ticket information.
The story revolves around a band of pirates, who are rather soft hearted… or just soft in the head, especially when it comes to orphans, who they are themselves! The hopeless comrades are led by their captain “The Pirate King”.
Frederick, is an apprentice pirate, who, on reaching twenty one, will be released from his apprenticeship and intends to leave his shipmates. For the first time in his life he meets some beautiful young ladies and takes a particular interest in Mabel, falling instantly in love with her. However, Frederick has a problem. Finding out that he was born on 29 February, he technically, only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years! Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederick's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.
Mabel and the other young ladies are all daughters of Major-General Stanley. The pirate gang try to abduct all the young ladies with the intention of marrying them. But the Major General pleas for their release claiming that he himself is an orphan and would be lonely without them.
The plot develops with the pirates coming to attack the Major General when they realise he has lied to them. But the Major General and Frederick engage the local police constabulary, the weakest and most ineffective bunch around, to fight off the pirates. Chaos ensues!
Sit back enjoy the ridiculous plot, the wonderful melodies, the fighting, the flirting, the quaking in the boots and of course the happy ending!