Gilbert & Sullivan - Pirates of Penzance / Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Australian Opera
by Stuart Maunder
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Actor: Anthony WarlowDirector: Stuart Maunder
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 112 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-08-26
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: KULTUR VIDEO
Movie Reviews of Gilbert & Sullivan - Pirates of Penzance / Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Australian Opera
Movie Review: A little unusual but a winner
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great production of Pirates. It is closely modeled on the Joseph Papp version, including substituting the patter song from Ruddigore for "Duty, Duty" (a shame they couldn't have done both), but better sung and acted. I grew up watching the Papp movie version and still enjoy it very much, but I have to admit that this is considerably better.
I initially found Anthony Warlow as Jack Sparrow to be very disconcerting, even off-putting. He mimics Johnny Depp so convincingly (down to the tilted chin and swaying gait) that I was very distracted. By the second viewing, I was able to more or less ignore him. He does sing well, which makes up for many evils. And the Pirate King is always a bit eccentric anyway - he just takes it to a new level.
The female singers, in particular Mabel, were great. David Hobson as Frederic was fantastic. A bit old for the part, but I imagine you wouldn't notice that from the audience, and it's not really that distracting in the close-ups, either. His clear tenor is very similar to that of Philip Potter (my favorite D'Oyly Carte tenor), and his acting is very good. His diction is also very clear, even in the patter song.
I guess the highest praise is that I will likely watch this DVD over the Papp version in the future. And I wish Opera Australia would complete the DVD pantheon - I would love to see Mikado, Yeomen, Iolanthe, and Ruddigore with Warlow, Hobson and the rest of this cast. (Preferably before they get any older!)
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Summary of Gilbert & Sullivan - Pirates of Penzance / Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Australian Opera
Lock up your daughters, the pirates are coming to town!Peppered with unforgettable melodies and tongue-twisting songs, The Pirates of Penzance is one of the most popular operettas ever written.
Opera Australia's new production is an effervescent smash hit with a national tour and jubilant sellout seasons everywhere.
In spite of being apprenticed to a Pirate King as a child, Frederic has led a very sheltered life. So when he arrives in Penzance with his boisterous shipmates, there are a few surprises in store for him! It all ends happily, but not before he's dodged the Old Bill, fallen in love and made some rather inconvenient discoveries.
Director Stuart Maunder (who last directed this show for D'Oyly Carte Company at London's Savoy Theatre), designers Roger Kirk, Richard Roberts and Trudy Dalgleish, choreographer Elizabeth Hill and a stellar cast join forces once again to present a spirited new production of this Gilbert and Sullivan classic.
This bright and breezy production is guaranteed to have you laughing all the way home; it's a big adventure book for boys where our swashbuckling Pirate King meets his match in the bumbling Major General.
Starring Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, John Bolton Wood, Taryn Fiebig and Suzanne Johnston as Ruth
If G&S is your thing, you'll love every moment of this joyful production
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