HMS Pinafore - English National Opera

Cal McCrystal
2022-04-27


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108 min

Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera HMS Pinafore is a hilarious tale of love, honour and duty. Packed with absurd characters, unforeseen plot twists and a delightfully farcical finale, Pinafore is a satirical take on the British class system and the promotion of unqualified people to positions of power. When Josephine, the daughter of Captain Corcoran, falls for the lowly sailor Ralph Rackstraw, she’s torn between her heart’s true love, and her desire to honour her father’s wish for her to marry Sir Joseph Porter, the First Lord of the Admiralty.

Cast

Name Character Team
Les Dennis Sir Joseph Porter Unowned
John Savournin Captain Corcoran Unowned
Alexandra Oomens Josephine Unowned
Henry Waddington Dick Deadeye Unowned
Hilary Summers Mrs. Cripps (Little Buttercup) Unowned
Marcus Farnsworth Boatswain Unowned