Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Helen Donaldson, Toni Lamond, Derek Metzger, Tim Tyler, Craig Schaffer

Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Helen Donaldson, Toni Lamond, Derek Metzger, Tim Tyler, Craig Schaffer
by Craig Schaefer, Peter Butler

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Actor: Derek Metzger, Helen Donaldson, Jon English, Tim Tyler, Toni Lamond
Director: Craig Schaefer, Peter Butler
Producer: Simon Gallaher
Writer: Melvyn Morrow
Writer: William S. Gilbert
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-07-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video

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Movie Review: A Different Pirates
Summary: 3 Stars

We really do enjoy watching this DVD, but I have to say at my first viewing it struck me as a very bad joke. Once the initial shock had worn off I really began to enjoy it, most of it that is. The main reason I'm writing this review is to object to the performance of General Stanley. This character makes me angry every time we see it. This goof is trying so hard to be funny it's embarassing to watch. Thank God his parts can be fast forwarded. Otherwise the production is fun, providing you accept the fact that it really is a parody of one of G&S's best.

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Summary of Gilbert & Sullivan - The Pirates of Penzance / Jon English, Simon Gallaher, Helen Donaldson, Toni Lamond, Derek Metzger, Tim Tyler, Craig Schaffer

Gilbert and Sullivan's hilarious comic operetta tells the story of the orphan Frederic. The son of a wealthy 19th century man, Frederic's fate takes a sudden twist when, after his father's death, his hard-of-hearing nursemaid finds him an apprenticeshop as a pirate instead of a pilot! He fulfills his apprenticeship with not just any old pirate, rather, it's with the Pirate King himself, the leader of the not-so-fierce "Pirates of Penzance." But now at age 21 and with his indenture ending, Frederic's sense of duty calls him to rid the seas of his former friends. Despite their track record, the pirates believe they have an ace up their collective sleeves, a way of keeping Frederic amongst them...

Starring Jon English, Simon Gallaher and Toni Lamond, this delightful rollicking story includes some of Gilbert & Sullivan's most famous tunes, including "I am a Pirate King" and "(I Am The Very Model Of) A Modern Major General."

"Fast.spectacular.a blaze of action" The Bulletin
"Inspired.fiercely energetic.splendid" Sydney Morning Herald

Jon English The Pirate King; Marc James Samuel, his Lieutenant; Simon Gallaher Frederic; Toni Lamond Ruth, a Pirate Maid; The Fabulous Singlettes Major-General Stanley's Daughters; Helen Donaldson Mabel; Derek Metzger Major-General Stanley; Tim Tyler The Sergeant. Also starring David Coombs, Robert Dale, Michael Flazon, Marc James, Gary Jones, David Lowe, Emma Powell, Peter Rees, David Scotchford, Jason Smith, Anthony Weigh, Lachlan Youngberg, Jenny Wilson Ensemble.
Recorded live at the Lyric Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Australia, November 5, 1994.

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