The Pirates of Penzance
1994, English. Directed by Craig Schaefer & Peter Butler.
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. Esgee Productions' live taping starring Australian singer-songwriter Jon English.
- Runtime
- 2h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Cast & crew
- Craig SchaeferDirector
- Peter ButlerDirector
- Jon EnglishThe Pirate King
- Simon GallaherFrederic
- Helen DonaldsonMabel Stanley
- Toni LamondRuth
- Derek MetzgerMajor-General Stanley
- Tim TylerThe Police Sergeant
- Susie FrenchEdith (The Fabulous Singlettes)
- Melissa LangtonKate (The Fabulous Singlettes)
- Anna ButeraIsabel (The Fabulous Singlettes)
- Marc JamesSamuel
- Glynn NicholasThe Original Major-General Stanley
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1994
- Country
- Australia
- Written by
- William S. Gilbert, Melvyn Morrow
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The Pirates of Penzance (1994) was directed by Craig Schaefer and Peter Butler and stars Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Helen Donaldson.