The Pirates of Penzance

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. Filmed live in Australia at the Victoria State Opera in 1993.

Michael Terry

Frederic

Jeffrey Black

The Pirate King

Sharon Prero

Mabel Stanley

Reg Livermore

Major-General Stanley

Conal Coad

Police Sergeant

Elizabeth Campbell

Ruth

Bradley Daley

Samuel

Barbara Frater

Kate Stanley

Carrie Barr

Isabel Stanley

Bette Opitz

Edith Stanley

Paula Duncan

• Peter ButlerDirector · Producer
• William S. GilbertWriter
• Arthur SullivanOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 1, 1993

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Romance, Adventure, Comedy

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