THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
The Savoy Arts Company's 2012 production will be the
perennial Gilbert & Sullivan favourite, "The
Pirates of Penzance" (or The Slave of Duty). The
Artistic Director is Michael Morton-Evans and the
Musical Director is Atalya Masi.
AUDITIONS
Auditions for principal roles are being held on
Thursday 9 February and Tuesday 14 February from
7:30-10:00pm. The audition venue is the Roseville
Uniting Church, 7 Lord Street, Roseville.
Bookings are essential. If you would like to book or
enquire, please email
auditions@savoyarts.com.au with your
details and return telephone number. Or call Nicole
Taylor on 0414 673 476 (after 6pm weekdays or on
weekends).
Those wishing to join the chorus for The Pirates of
Penzance will need to be evaluated for voice type,
singing and stage movement abilities. This will take no
more than 5-10 minutes, Chorus auditions will be
held at the commencement of rehearsals, on orientation
night, Tuesday 1 May from 7:30pm at the Roseville
Uniting Church, 7 Lord Street, Roseville. If you are
interested in joining the chorus, please email
auditions@savoyarts.com.au with your
details and return telephone number. Or call Nicole
Taylor on 0414 673 476 (after 6pm weekdays or on
weekends).
To get an idea of the commitment level, please have
a look at the
production schedule.
SYNOPSIS
[Courtesy of
Wikipedia]
The Pirate of Penzance is a comic opera in two
acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by
W.S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at
the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31
December 1879. Its London debut was on 3 April
1880, at the Opera Comique, where it ran for 363
performances, having already run successfully for
over three months in New York.
The story concerns Frederic, who having completed
his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship
to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets
Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and
the two young people fall instantly in love.
Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29
February, so technically has a birthday only each
leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that
he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his
21st birthday, so must serve for another 63 years.
Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only
solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him
faithfully.
The Pirates of Penzance was the fifth Gilbert &
Sullivan collaboration and introduced the
much-parodied Major-General's patter song. The
opera was performed for a century by the D'Oyly
Carte Opera Company in Britain and many other opera
companies and repertory companies worldwide. It has
received several modernised productions, including
Joseph Papp's 1981 production on Broadway, which
ran for 787 performances, winning the Tony Award
for Best Revival and the Drama Desk Award for
Outstanding Musical, and spawned many imitations.
The Pirates of Penzance remains popular today,
taking its place along with The Mikado and H.M.S.
Pinafore as one of the most frequently played
Gilbert & Sullivan
operas.
PERFORMANCE
DATES &
VENUES
BUNDANOON:
Soldiers' Memorial Hall, Railway St,
Bundanoon
3
PM Saturday 18 August 2012
Email enquiries -bookings@savoyarts.com.au
Telephone bookings & enquiries: To be
advised
Ticket prices: Adult $25 | Concession
$20 | Child $15
ZENITH THEATRE: Cnr McIntosh
& Railway Sts,
Chatswood
8 PM Friday 24 August 2012
8 PM Saturday 25 August 2012
3 PM Sunday 26 August 2012
8 PM Friday 31 August 2012
2 PM Saturday 01 September 2012
8 PM Saturday 01 September 2012
Online bookings: www.zeniththeatre.com.au
(after 1 April)
Box office & enquiries: 02 9777
7547 (after 1 April)
Ticket prices: Adult $35 | Concession $30
| Child $20 | Groups (10+ adults) $30 each
N.B. Theatre booking fee of $3 applies to each
booking (irrespective of number of tickets
purchased).
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