HMS PINAFORE

Friday 15th June - Vera Fletcher Hall, Thames Ditton - BOOK NOW
Thursday 21st June - Northern Aldborough Festival - BOOK NOW
Monday 25th June - Proms at St Jude's, London - BOOK NOW
Saturday 25th August - Gilbert & Sullivan Festival, Harrogate - BOOK NOW

We are delighted to be presenting a fresh take on HMS Pinafore, the earliest enduring success of Gilbert and Sullivan’s famous collaboration which remains a firm favourite with audiences. It contains some of Sullivan’s sunniest music and tells the story of Josephine the Captain’s daughter and her love for a lowly sailor Ralph Rackstraw, despite being promised in marriage to the First Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Joseph Porter. Gilbert uses the strictly hierarchical society of life on board the HMS Pinafore to satirise the rigidity of the British Class system.

With many well – known songs including ‘I am the Monarch of the sea’ ‘I’m called little Buttercup’ and ‘He is an Englishman’. This brand new production promises an evening of rollicking choruses and tender tunes imbued with the unique wit and infectious energy of a CCO production to be enjoyed by all ages.

CAST
The Rt. Hon. Sir Joseph Porter, KCB   RICHARD SUART
Captain Corcoran, Commander of HMS Pinafore   MATTHEW PALMER
Ralph Rackstraw    PHILIP LEE
Dick Deadeye                      MATTHEW KELLETT
Bill Bobstay, Boatswain's Mate                       DANIEL RUDGE
Josephine, The Captian's Daughter    MARIE CLAIRE BREEN
Cousin Hebe, Sir Joseph's First Cousin EMILY KYTE
Mrs Cripps (Little Buttercup)                 VIVIEN CONACHER
Sir Joseph’s Sister                  CATRINE KIRKMAN

PRODUCTION TEAM
Director / CCO Artistic Director           JOHN SAVOURNIN
CCO Musical Director / Arrangements      DAVID EATON
Set & Costume Designer                 RACHEL SZMUKLER
Production Manager                    JOHN PAGE
Stage Manager                   ANUSKA ZAREMBA - PIKE