The Pirates of Penzance
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The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New Y
Drawing of the Act I finale
The Pirate Publisher – An International Burlesque that has the Longest Run on Record, from Puck, 1886: Gilbert is seen as one of the British authors whose works are stolen by the pirate publisher.
George Grossmith as General Stanley, wearing Wolseley's trademark moustache
Marion Hood: "Yes, 'tis Mabel!"
The Pirates of Penzance is a 1983 musical romantic comedy swashbuckler film written and directed by Wilford Leach based on Gilbert and Sullivan's 1879 comic opera of the same name. The story takes pla
The Pirates of Penzance
…won the Tony Award for Best Revival and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical and spawned many imitations; the production was further adapted as a film in 1983. Another Broadway adaptation by Rupert Holmes was presented in 2025 as Pirates! The Penzance Musical. The Pirates of Penzance was the only Gilbert and…
Original theatrical poster