The Pirates of Penzance

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Kevin Kline

The Pirate King

Angela Lansbury

Ruth

Linda Ronstadt

Mabel

George Rose

Maj. Gen. Stanley

Rex Smith

Frederic

Tony Azito

Sergeant

David Hatton

Samuel

Tim Bentinck

Pirate

Mike Grady

Pirate

Andrew Paul

Pirate

Louise Gold

Edith Stanley

TC

Teresa Codling

Kate Stanley

NM

Neil McCaul

Policeman

JC

Jo Cameron Brown

Pinafore Company