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The Pirates of Penzance
8.0 / 10• 2006• 1h 52m•NR• English
RomanceAdventureComedy
Storyline
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. Opera Australia's 2006 rendition of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera.
Cast & Crew
Anthony Warlow
Pirate King
Lead
David Hobson
Frederic
John Bolton-Wood
General Stanley
Suzanne Johnson
Ruth
Taryn Fiebig
Mabel
RA
Richard Alexander
Sergeant of Police
AB
Andrew Brunsdon
Samuel
DM
Dominica Matthews
Edith
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Bruce Best's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Pirates of Penzance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
