The Pirates of Penzance
George Jenkins Theatre
October 1984
The Pirates of Penzance, is a rollicking, delightfully funny tale of a band of soft-tempered pirates. Mistakenly apprenticed to a pirate (instead of a pilot) by his nursemaid Ruth at the age of eight, the handsome Frederic is now twenty-one and, though quite fond of the group of joyous and fun-loving pirates, chooses to abandon his profession and “lead a blameless life henceforth,” dedicating himself instead to their eradication. Shortly after leaving them, he encounters a gaggle of beautiful maidens (one of whom, Mabel, steals his heart) and their father, the eccentric Major-General. The whole group has a run-in with the pirates themselves before escaping on the false premise that the Major-General is an orphan — a fact these tenderhearted pirates simply cannot help but take into account, given the fact that the majority of them are orphans themselves and “know what it’s like.” Just as Frederic is ready to lead a band of lily-livered policemen to take out the Pirate King and his men, a secret is uncovered that will change his fate forever, but, naturally, all comes out right in the end.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director | Roger Adams |
Musical Director | Peter McKenna |
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Production Co-ordinator | Jean Riley |
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Stage Director | Judi McCormack |
Stage Manager | Brett Wingfield |
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Costume Design | Pam McNeilly |
| Marcia Watts |
Set Design | David Copeland |
| John Beaney |
Lighting Director | Ron Gavin |
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Assistant Production Manager | Brett Wingfield |
Assistant Stage Director | Graeme McDougal |
Assistant Stage Manager | Alberto Salvato |
Set Construction | John Beaney |
Scenic Artist | Pat Morton |
Ticket Secretary | Janice Smith |
| Judith Smith |
Properties Manager | Jenny Leslie |
Assistant Properties Manager | John Ross |
Spot Operators | Trevor Dixon |
| Elizabeth Beaney |
Lighting Operator | John McCormack |
Rehearsal Pianist | Celia Riley |
Front of House Manager | Bill McNeilly |
Gala Night Manager | Sue Salvato |
| Alberto Salvato |
Publicity and Program | Peter Wyatt |
| Darryl Chambers |
| Chris Fredrikson |
Make Up Artist | Tonya High |
Rehearsal Refreshments | Doreen Sparks |
Photography | Peter Scholes |
Advance Bookings | Sue Dyer |
| Arch Dyer |
Assistant Rehearsal Pianist | Arch Dyer |
| Brenda Mullins |
| Stuart Harkness |
Program Cover Design | Mark Swain |
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Bassoon | B. Andrews |
Clarinet | P. Couch |
Double Bas/Tuba | G. Searle |
Flute | J. Yemm |
Horn | S. Wilkinson |
Oboe | J. Head |
| M. Rowe |
Trombone | K. Hillier |
Trumpet | L. Stucas |
Tympani | P. Newman |
Violins | G. Hunt |
| C. Reither |
| M. Stannic |
CAST
The Pirate King | Norm Smart |
Samuel, His Lieutenant | Roderick Lee |
Frederic | Fabian Stirling |
Ruth, A Pirate Maid | Faye Brown |
Major-General Stanley | John Garnett |
Edith | Lorraine Pollard |
Kate | Wendy Alberni |
Isabel | Rhonda Horwood |
Mabel | Lucy Yurkiv |
The Sergent | Barry Clarke |
Pirates | Gordon Barrow |
| Michael Bayley |
| John Beaney |
| Frank Cinaglia |
| Mike Cleland |
| Brad Dart |
| Greg Dow |
| Geoff Hind |
| Ross Huggard |
| Andrew Nelson |
| Keith Sully |
| Leigh Vial |
Daughters | Heather Barrow |
| Heather Bird |
| Annet Bunn |
| Lynne Chipperfield |
| Lee Clarke |
| Elizabeth Coops |
| Sheryll Coulson |
| Hilary Davey |
| Joyce Harding |
| Dawn Harris |
| Wendy Hinde |
| Lyn Hudson |
| Pam McNeilly |
| Melba Papas |
| Merran Stewart |
| Karen Towers |
Police | Michael Bayley |
| John Beaney |
| Mike Cleland |
| Alan Coulson |
| Christopher Morton |
| Keith Sully |
