The Pirates of Penzance (1982)

Genres - Music, Theater  |   Sub-Genres - Musical Comedy, Musical Romance, Opera, Swashbuckler  |   Run Time - 99 min.  |   Countries - United Kingdom  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Matthew Tobey

Gilbert & Sullivan's immortal musical The Pirates of Penzance is performed live on-stage in this release from Acorn Media. The play tells the story of a young man who's accidental pirate apprenticeship threatens to do in the titular band of swashbucklers. Along with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Ambrosian Opera Chorus, the 1982 performance stars Keith Michell, Alexander Oliver, Janis Kelly, Paul Hudson, and Peter Allen.

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apprentice, beach, chase, opera, pirate [seafarer], police