Pirates of Penzance On Tour

GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S MUSICAL COMEDY MASTERPIECE TO TOUR NZ IN AUG AND SEPT
Stash the gold, guard the women
and hide the rum ......
THE PIRATES
ARE COMING
Tickets on sale tomorrow

Performances in Ashburton, Oamaru, Invercargill, Dunedin, Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Wellington,
Napier, Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Rotorua, Auckland and Whangarei

Stash the gold, guard the women and hide the rum - the "Pirates" are coming!

Gilbert and Sullivan's PIRATES OF PENZANCE will set sail around New Zealand in August and September, directed by Raymond Hawthorne and featuring an all-star cast including George Henare (Modern Major General), Tim Beveridge (Pirate King), Geraldine Brophy (Sgt of Police), Helen Medlyn (Ruth) and Ali Harper (Major General’s daughter). The roles of Mabel (the
young gorgeous leading lady) will be played by award-winning young actress/soprano
Tizane McEvoy
while the gorgeous young man will be played by Cameron Barclay

Tickets to this swashbuckling Gilbert and Sullivan adventure, loaded with enough laughs to fill Davey Jones' locker, will go on sale tomorrow. Booking details below.

PIRATES OF PENZANCE follows the fortunes of Frederic, a young lad who is mistakenly apprenticed to the Pirate King. When Frederic falls for the lovely Mabel, whose father is the very model of a modern Major General, a tempest brews on the sea of love.

Full of roving rogues and dazzling damsels in distress, it's a treasure chest full of mischievous musical mayhem. A topsy-turvy tale of love and duty highlighted by the famous strains of "Poor Wandering One," "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General," "Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast" and more.

Funny, flirty and filled with bumbling pirates it’s no wonder the Gilbert and Sullivan was such a hit when it premiered in 1879 — and why, decades later, it remains a favorite on stages throughout the world.

“It’s so completely accessible. It’s one of their funniest. And it has some of the most terrific musical moments ever in their work. It’s a very bright, filled with sunshine, moonlight and romance kind of show, with completely silly people,” says producer Ben McDonald.

“It’s something I’ve had in my mind for a long time,” he says. “The music and the libretto are completely intact and the way we do the music is completely intact, but there are diversions from the traditional way of doing things. It’s a very physical production. It’s very energetic and approached from a musical theatre point of view.”

WHERE & WHEN THE SWASHBUCKLERS
STORM A TOWN NEAR YOU

Aug 24 Ashburton Event Centre Ticketdirect
25 Oamaru Opera House Ticketdirect
26 Invercargill Civic Theatre Ticketdirect
27 Dunedin Regent Theatre Ticketdirect
29 Nelson Theatre Royal Ticketdirect
30 Nelson Theatre Royal Ticketdirect
31 Blenheim Civic Theatre Ticketdirect
Sep 1 Christchurch 4pm & 8pm CBS Arena Ticketek
3 Wellington Opera House Ticketek
4 Napier Municipal Theatre Ticketek
5 Tauranga Baycourt Ticketdirect
6 Hamilton Founders Ticketek
7 New Plymouth 4pm & 8pm Quality Hotel Ticketek
8 Palmerston North Regent on Broadway Ticketdirect
10 Rotorua Civic Theatre Ticketmaster
11 Auckland BMC Ticketmaster
12 Whangarei Forum North Ticketek

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