The Pirates of Penzance

The Pirates of Penzance

2006 · 112 min · ★ 8.0 · Romance, Adventure, Comedy

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. Opera Australia's 2006 rendition of the Gilbert and Sullivan opera.

Directed by Bruce Best · Written by William S. Gilbert

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Anthony Warlow Pirate King
David Hobson Frederic
John Bolton-Wood General Stanley
Suzanne Johnson Ruth
Taryn Fiebig Mabel
Richard Alexander Sergeant of Police
Andrew Brunsdon Samuel
Dominica Matthews Edith

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