Oh, better far to live and die - The Pirates of Penzance | Cambridge University G&S Society

The Cambridge University Gilbert & Sullivan Society's ‘The Pirates of Penzance’!!! Performed at The Minack Theatre, Porthcurno, Penzance 17th - 21st September 2018.

An apprentice to a band of pirates, Frederic has turned 21 and has chosen to leave piracy forever. As he says farewell to his former colleagues, who should appear but the beautiful Mabel, daughter to the esteemed Major General Stanley, and her many sisters. The two fall in love, and despite the group initially being captured by the pirates, they are soon released as the pirates have a soft spot for orphans, which Major General Stanley exploits. But despite a seemingly perfect life ahead for Frederic and Mabel, the pirates soon find a way to get at Frederic's sense of duty to the pirates...

Cast:
Frederic - Max Noble
Mabel - Tiffany Charnley
Pirate King - Robert Nicholas
Ruth - Hope Whitehead
Major-General Stanley - David Lawrence
Sergeant of Police - James Ward
Samuel - Sam North
Edith - Eleanor Burke
Isabel - Harriet Spring
Kate - Constance Ayrton
Pirate - Harry Burke, Finlay Stafford, Lennie Wells, Cici Carey-Stuart, Adam Fyfe, Isaac Barkway, Seb Blount
General Stanley's Daughter - Francesca Vella-Bonnici, Lily Guenault, Amy Hall, Anna Smith, Tilly Farmery, Ruth Pugh

Production team:
Director - Jonathan Whiting
Musical Director - Tristan Selden
Producer - Isadora Dooley Hunter
Production Manager - Theo Heymann
Assistant Director - Eleanor Burke
Choreographer - Harry Burke
Stage Manager - Lily Burge
Sound Designer - Charlie Jonas
Head Carpenter - Isabella Woods
Deputy Stage Manager - Katherine Ridley
Technical Director - Matthew Latham
Assistant Producer - Faith Inch
Chief Electrician - Leah Ward
Costume Designer - Anabelle Thomas, Victoria Olphin
Company Manager - Lewis Scott, Alex Ridley
Set Designer - Emily Senior
Assistant Musical Director - Richard Decker
Accompanist - Cleo Loi, James Mitchell
Crew - Coral Dalitz, Anna Zhou
Lighting Technician - Ruth Harvey
Costume designer - Janette Cattell

Orchestra:
Violin - Lea Sirera, Liz Vosper, Millie Tsang, Cleo Loi
Viola - Johanna Finnemann
Flute/Piccolo - Héloïse Lecomte
Flute - Sam Mcdonald
Cello - Hannah Poulton, Daniel Gilchrist
Oboe - Tom Mullock
Clarinet - Jasmine Andrews Tipper, Katharine Curran
Horn - Hugh Lindley, Iain Vosper
Trumpet - Martin Dibb-Fuller, Dolma Chiodak
Percussion - Laurence T-Stannard
Bassoon - Richard Decker

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