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Batten down the hatches. Strike the colours. The pirates are back. The ENO’s smash-hit production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s swashbuckling farce returns shortly – and is set to get audiences toe-tapping along all over again.



With its splendidly silly storyline, wild wordplay and well-loved songs, this Mike Leigh-created production is irresistibly feel-good. An apprentice pirate woos the Major General’s daughter, while his bungling buccaneer-shipmates try to outwit an equally inept party of policemen. Its vibrant staging brings out the sunshine in the story.



The Pirates of Penzance is one of Gilbert & Sullivan’s most popular operas and contains some of their most memorable melodies. These include ‘I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General’, ‘A Policeman’s Lot is Not a Happy One’ and ‘With Cat-like Tread’.



This revival is directed by Sarah Tipple and conducted by Natalie Murray Beale. G&S favourites and ENO regulars Richard Suart and John Savournin are the Major General and the Pirate King respectively. Meanwhile, ENO Harewood Artist Isabelle Peters sings the role of Mabel, and former Harewood artist William Morgan is Frederic.



Co-production with Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg and the Saarländische Staatstheater Saarbrücken.



__Assisted performance__


BSL signed: Saturday 8 February 2025 at 2.30pm


Relaxed performance: Thursday 30 January 2025, 1pm


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Merola Announces Online Enrichment Program And Public Master Chats Throughout July
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2020


San Francisco's acclaimed Merola Opera Program announced plans to debut online coaching and instruction for the young artists selected for the 2020 program, and a public series of master chats with performing arts luminaries, who will share their artistic and career experiences with the artists unable to take part in this year's training program and Summer Festival, which were canceled due to COVID-19.

San Diego Opera Announces LA BOHEME, THE BARBER OF SEVILLE and More in 2020-2021 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 8, 2020


San Diego Opera has announced its 2020-2021 season, after the premature ending of the Company's previous season this winter in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.

Opera Saratoga Launches New Digital Initiative - OPERA SARATOGA: CONNECT!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2020


In response to the ongoing restrictions on performances and public gatherings due to COVID-19, Opera Saratoga today launches a new, integrated series of online programs, OPERA SARATOGA: CONNECT!

Virginia Opera Announces 2020-21 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2020


Virginia Opera has announced its upcoming 2020-21 season!

BWW Interview: Joel Parnis
by Josh Stent - May 23, 2020


Kate Baldwin to Perform at SKYLIGHT SINGS: A VIRTUAL CONCERT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2020


Skylight Music Theatre will bring outstanding talent together -- while staying apart -- in an exclusive fundraising event, Skylight Sings: A Virtual Concert, on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. (CDT) to benefit Skylight Music Theatre.

Skylight Music Theatre Announces SKYLIGHT SINGS: A VIRTUAL CONCERT
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2020


Skylight Music Theatre will bring outstanding talent together -- while staying apart -- in an exclusive fundraising event, Skylight Sings: A Virtual Concert, on Thursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. to benefit Skylight Music Theatre.

Opera Tampa Announces 2020-21 Season - PIRATES OF PENZANCE, MADAMA BUTTERFLY, and More!
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2020


Opera Tampa has announced its 2020-21 season!

3-D THEATRICALS Announces Wednesday Line-up Of Online Classes, Talkbacks, Workouts And More
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 14, 2020


Southern California's 3-D Theatricals' 3D+U has announced its WEDNESDAY LINE-UP. The spotlight is on YOU and we can get through this together. Being socially distant may be the biggest role you will ever have to play. Let's come together while being apart with workshops, workouts, classes and talkbacks. 

New Series ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION Welcomes Kevin Kline This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 9, 2020


Projects with Jason launches its new live stream series, a?oeArtists in Conversationa??, with a special live event featuring Academy and Tony Award winning actor Kevin Kline on Saturday

Opera Saratoga Announces Cancellation Of 2020 Summer Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 9, 2020


For almost 60 years, Opera Saratoga has brought together some of the world's most exciting operatic artists to appear alongside extraordinary emerging singers, creating an exceptional Festival every summer, showcasing operatic classics, contemporary American works, and concerts featuring art song, opera, and musical theater.

Music Theater Works Presents MAMMA MIA!; Creative Team Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 27, 2020


Music Theater Works presents MAMMA MIA! at Cahn Auditorium in Evanston, June 6, through June 14, 2020.

BWW Feature: PACIFIC OPERA PROJECT at Ebell Club And Other Theaters
by Maria Nockin - Mar 25, 2020


POP is reconstructing Vivaldi's opera Ercole sul' Termodonte (Hercules in Thermodon) and hopes to premiere its version in July. Watch the Los Angeles page for more information.

Music Theatre Of Idaho Launches Fundraising Campaign
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 17, 2020


The Music Theatre of Idaho has launched a fundraising campaign throughout the Covid-19 closure.

150+ Musicals That You Can Stream Now!
by Team BWW - Apr 4, 2021


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Music Theatre of Idaho Postpones PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by Stephi Wild - Mar 14, 2020


Music Theatre of Idaho has announced the postponement of its upcoming production of Pirates of Penzance.

Photo Flash: Rhode Island Premiere Of MISS YOU LIKE HELL At The Wilbury Group
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2020


The Wilbury Theatre Group continues its 2019/20 Main Series season with the Rhode Island premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' newest musical, Miss You Like Hell, March 5-29, 2020. Hudes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborator on the book and film of In The Heights, wrote the book and shares credit for the lyrics with folk-rock star Erin McKeown who also wrote the music.

Mastervoices Presents CARMEN With Harnick's English Translation
by Stephi Wild - Feb 28, 2020


MasterVoices continues its 2019-20 season on Thursday April 2, at the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Artistic Director Ted Sperling will lead a concert staging of Bizet's Carmen in its original Opéra Comique version, with dialogue rather than recitative, sung in English translation by award-winning Broadway lyricist Sheldon Harnick. His translation of Carmen was commissioned and premiered by the Houston Grand Opera in 1981 and served as the English text for Peter Brook's ingenious 90-minute La tragédie de Carmen which was performed at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York in 1984. The MasterVoices performance will mark the New York premiere of the full translation.

Sasha Regan's All-male Company Set Sail For Wilton's This April
by Stephi Wild - Feb 27, 2020


Hot off the Captain's table! There's just over a month until Sasha Regan's award-winning All-Male company docks at Wilton's Music Hall for another nautical adventure! The much-loved crew of All-Male H.M.S. PINAFORE downs anchor at Wilton's from 15th April - 9th May before setting sail to Bath, Winchester, Cambridge and Exeter.

San Diego Opera's Main Stage Season Continues With THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2020


San Diego Opera's 2019-2020 main stage season comes to a close with Gioachino Rossini's classic comedy The Barber of Seville which opens on Saturday, April 25, 2020 at the San Diego Civic Theatre for four performances. Additional performances are April 28, May 1, and 3 (matinee), 2020.

Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble Will End 19th Season With Devised Performance On The Immigrant Experience
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 24, 2020


Chicago Danztheatre Ensemble has announced the final performance of its 2019-20 Art & Activism Performance Series, WHAT WE CARRIED, a documentary-style danztheatre work created by ensemble-members that brings to life the voices, stories, and struggles of asylum-seekers, featuring text pulled from interviews with local immigrants. The performance is also a collaboration with sculptural artist Jean Parisi, serving as both devised performance and immersive exhibition of her work. WHAT WE CARRIED will play May 8-16, 2020 at Chicago Danztheatre's permanent home, Ebenezer Lutheran Church Auditorium, 1650 W. Foster Ave. in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. Tickets are currently available at danztheatre.org.

VIDEO: Scott Bakula Tells the Story of Injuring an Elderly Audience Member During THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by Stephi Wild - Feb 21, 2020


Scott Bakula appeared as a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden last night, February 21! During his appearance, Bakula told James about an onstage mishap that he had to deal with early in his career during a production of The Pirates of Penzance. Bakula told the tale of how he nearly killed an audience member after a prop sword malfunctioned.

The Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company of Chicago Will Present THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 13, 2020


The Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company will present a much-loved audience favorite, The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty, at the University of Chicago's Mandel Hall on March 13-15. These performances mark the Company's sixtieth season.

Wilbury Group Presents Rhode Island Premiere Of MISS YOU LIKE HELL       
by Stephi Wild - Feb 13, 2020


The Wilbury Theatre Group continues its 2019/20 Main Series season with the Rhode Island premiere of Quiara Alegría Hudes' newest musical, Miss You Like Hell, March 5-29, 2020. Hudes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and Lin-Manuel Miranda's collaborator on the book and film of In The Heights, wrote the book and shares credit for the lyrics with folk-rock star Erin McKeown who also wrote the music.

The Pirates of Penzance History

Other Productions of The Pirates of Penzance

1879   Regional (UK) World Premiere
Regional (UK)
1879   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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1880   New York Unknown
New York
1880   West End London Production
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1884   West End London Revival
West End
1900   Broadway Unknown
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1912   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1918   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1926   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1927   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1931   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1933   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1934   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1934   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1935   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1936   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1936   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1939   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1940   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1942   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1944   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1946   Broadway Unknown
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1948   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1949   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1951   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1952   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1955   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1961   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1976   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1977   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
1979   Off-Broadway LOOM Revival
Off-Broadway
1981   Broadway Broadway Transfer
Broadway
1981   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1982   West End London Production
West End
1985   Off-Off-Broadway Off-Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Off-Broadway
2006   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway
2006   East Haddam, CT (Regional) Goodspeed Production
East Haddam, CT (Regional)
2007   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2017   West End English National Opera Revival
West End
   West End
West End
2025   Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Broadway Revival Production
Broadway

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