The Pirates of Penzance (1985)

Brent Carver stars as the swashbuckling Pirate King in the famous Stratford Festival's rollicking production of the Gilbert & Sullivan classic that pits British bobbles against unlikely pirates on the Cornish coast. Sullivan regarded this operetta - a hit ever since its first production in New York in 1879 - as the best comedy he composed. He even said of his collaborator, "The libretto is ingenious, clever, wonderfully fun in parts and sometimes brilliant in dialogue - beautifully written for music, as is all Gilbert does." Indeed, audiences will find the music every bit a match for the lyrics, with the genius of the score lying in its parody of grand opera. Filmed in 1985 at the world-famous Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario.

Directing:
  • Brian Macdonald
  • Norman Campbell

Writing:
  • William S. Gilbert
  • Arthur Sullivan

Stars:
Release Date: 1985-06-21
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  • Country: CA
  • Language: en
  • Runtime: 124
Brent Carver
Brent Carver
The Pirate King
Jeff Hyslop
Jeff Hyslop
Frederic
Wendy Abbott
Wendy Abbott
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