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The Pirates of Penzance

2015 · 120 min

A buoyant, silly operetta staged with theatrical zest, full of tongue-twisting tunes and harmless pirate mischief.

Directed by: Andrew Morahan
Genres: Romance, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Joshua Bloom, Andrew Shore, Jonathan Lemalu

Overview: As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems. English National Opera staging directed by Mike Leigh.

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Directed by: Andrew Morahan
Genres: Romance, Adventure, Comedy
Starring: Joshua Bloom, Andrew Shore, Jonathan Lemalu

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
loyalty
family
identity
fate
Places: sea
countryside
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	6
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: romance, adventure, comedy
Directed by: Andrew Morahan
Written by: William S. Gilbert
Starring: Joshua Bloom, Andrew Shore, Jonathan Lemalu, Claudia Boyle, Rebecca de Pont Davies, Robert Murray, Angharad Lyddon, Soraya Mafi
Music: Arthur Sullivan
Runtime: 120 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English

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