A classic musical comedy of mistaken identity, The Pirates of Penzance follows young Frederic, a child apprenticed to a band of tender-hearted, orphaned pirates exploring the coastline in search of treasure and romance. It first opened in 1879 and was an immediate triumph for Gilbert and Sullivan, remaining to this day their most popular and successful collaboration. Now, Sasha Regan’s critically acclaimed all-male production, a fresh and exquisitely funny re-imagining of this much-loved classic, returns to set sail across the UK.
From its humble beginnings playing to 50 people under a railway arch at the Union Theatre in Southwark, The Pirates of Penzance went on to win the 2010 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Off West End Production, and play sell-out runs at Wilton’s Music Hall and Hackney Empire, before heading to Australia for a major national tour.
The production now makes a welcome voyage home this Spring to tour the UK for the first time.
TOUR LISTINGS
Wednesday 15 – Saturday 18 April 2015
RICHMOND THEATRE
Box Office 0844 871 7651 | www.atgtickets.com/richmond
Monday 20 – Saturday 25 April 2015
WINCHESTER THEATRE ROYAL
Box Office 01962 840 440 | www.theatreroyalwinchester.co.uk
Monday 27 April – Saturday 2 May 2015
BATH THEATRE ROYAL
Box Office 01225 448 844 | www.theatreroyal.org.uk
Monday 4 – Saturday 9 May 2015
GUILDFORD YVONNE ARNAUD
Box Office 01483 44 00 00 | www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 May 2015
EAST RIDING THEATRE
Box Office 01482 874 050 | www.eastridingtheatre.co.uk
Thursday 21 – Saturday 23 May 2015
BRIDLINGTON THE SPA
Box Office 01262 678 258 | www.thespabridlington.com
Tuesday 26 – Saturday 30 May 2015
BRIGHTON THEATRE ROYAL
Box Office 0844 871 7677 | www.atgtickets.com/brighton
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 June 2015
EXETER NORTHCOTT
Box Office 01392 493 493 | www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
Wednesday 24 – Sunday 28 June 2015
HACKNEY EMPIRE