The Pirates of Penzance
From: Wednesday, 8th June 2011
To: Sunday, 3 July 2011
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Synopsis
'The Pirates of Penzance (or the Slave of Duty)' is probably the most humorous of the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, with tuneful melodies and well known songs, Poor Wandering One, I Am The Very Model of a Modern Major General, The Sergeant of Police and Policeman's Chorus.
Our Review:
16 June 2011
It may only be in its fifth season, but Kilworth House Theatre is already reviving former triumphs. The Pirates of Penzance is the show that opened this amazing open-air permanent venue in the grounds of a Leicestershire country house hotel, and now it’s back for another outing.
It has the same creative force as every other Kilworth in-house production behind it – director/choreographer Mitch Sebastian and musical director Matthew Freeman – and shares with them all the same vitalilty, energy and sheer joie de vivre.
There’s never a moment when you’re in any doubt that the cast, band and even volunteer front-of-house staff are having a whale of a time. It blasts across the footlights and grabs the audience by the throat, and in spite of the coolness of an early summer night by the time the metaphorical curtain calls, there’s nothing but warmth going back the other way.
This production is full of wit, life and charm, with impressive designs from Libby Watson and sub...
Creative
W.S.Gilbert (Author)
A.Sullivan (Author)
Mitch Sebastian (Director)
Matthew Freeman (Musical Director)
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